Brown v. Parks & Recreation Dep't

BREWER, S. J.

*888In this rule challenge under ORS 183.400(1),1 petitioner contends that information published online by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, through its State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), describing property owners eligible to concur in or object to a nomination of property for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places constitutes a "rule" within the meaning of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), ORS 183.310 to 183.690, and is invalid because SHPO failed to comply with applicable rulemaking procedures. We conclude that the part of the published…