Section 7.3. Effective date of regulations

The effective date specified in an administrative regulation or change subject to § § 7.1 and 7.2 (relating to notice of proposed rulemaking required; and adop-tion of regulations) may be not less than 30 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking required thereby has been given unless one of the following exists:

(1) The administrative regulation:

(i) Grants or recognizes exemption or relieves restriction.

(ii) Interprets a self-executing statute or administrative regulation.

(2) The agency for good cause finds—and incorporates the finding and the reasons therefor in the order adopting the administrative regulation or change—that the deferral of the effective date of the administrative regulation or change beyond the date specified in the order is impracticable or contrary to the public interest.