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Junk Vehicle Program | Notice of Proposed Rule Amendment| Comment Period Closes July 03, 2026

  • June 05 2026

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), at the direction of the Governor’s Office, has prioritized fixing the readability found in some Administrative Rules. Our review of the rules for the Junk Vehicle Program identified fourteen rules that represented material that should be made easier to read by reducing the grade level at which the rules are written; or, alternatively, removed. 

The DEQ is proposing several amendments to Title 17, chapter 50 of the Administrative Rules of Montana, pertaining to Title 75, chapter 10, part 5 Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal Act, Montana Code Annotated.

If the agency receives requests for a public hearing on the proposed rulemaking from either 10 percent or 25 people, whichever is less, of the persons directly affected by the proposed rulemaking; from the appropriate administrative rule review committee of the Legislature; from a governmental subdivision or agency; or from an association having not less than 25 members who will be directly affected, a hearing will be held.

 
Opportunity to Comment:  

You are invited to submit data, views, or arguments in writing. Written data, views, or arguments may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., July 03, 2026. 

The DEQ will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this public participation process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact the department no later than 5:00 P.M. on June 23, 2026, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need.

Please contact the Department of Environmental Quality and submit comments to:

Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 200901
Helena MT 59620-0901

Phone (406) 444-1388; fax (406) 444-4386; or e-mail DEQMAR2026-45@mt.gov.

 

Associated Materials: 

MAR Notice No. 2026-45: MAR2026-45

 

Tags: Public Comment, Rule Making and Solid Waste