§ 4-305. Adoption or re-publication.

(a) Submission to City Solicitor.

(1) After the notice and comment period described in § 4-301 {"Notice of proposed regulation"} of this subtitle has expired, if an agency makes changes to the text of the proposed regulation, the agency shall submit the changed proposed regulation to the City Solicitor.

(2) The City Solicitor shall determine whether the change in the proposed regulation is a material change.

(b) Determination of material change.

If the City Solicitor determines that an agency has made a material change to the text of a proposed regulation, the agency may not adopt the proposed regulation unless it is proposed anew, re-published, and adopted in accordance with the requirements of this title.

If, after the notice and comment period, the agency has not made a change in the proposed regulation or if the City Solicitor determines that a change in the proposed regulation is not material, the agency may adopt and implement the proposed regulation only after:

(1) securing the written approval of the agency head; and

(2) filing the regulation with the Director for COBRA codification.

(d) Failure to adopt.

If an agency fails to adopt a proposed regulation within 180 days after the date the proposed regulation was initially published in the Register, the regulation shall be deemed withdrawn and may not be adopted unless proposed anew and adopted in accordance with the requirements of this subtitle.