R907-1-1. General Provisions

All applications, Requests for Agency Action, Notices of Agency Action, and requests for review shall be processed as informal adjudicative proceedings pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Utah Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA), unless another rule specifically designates a proceeding as formal or either party requests conversion to a formal proceeding and the presiding officer decides that conversion is in the public interest and does not prejudice the rights of any party. An evidentiary hearing will be held only for formal adjudicative proceedings. However, nothing in this rule is intended to prohibit the presiding officer from holding a meeting of all parties for purposes of settlement, fleshing out of the issues, oral argument, or presentation of evidence. Adjudicative proceedings are subject to agency review pursuant to Section 63G-4-301, only when statute or a rule specifically provides for review. This rule does not apply to employee grievances, personnel actions, or requests for records under the Governmental Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). When used in these rules, "director" means Presiding Officer except when used as Executive Director.