Any interested person may file a petition with the Board of Public Works (the “Board”) with respect to the applicability of any statute pertaining to the Board or the applicability of any regulation adopted by the Board. The petition shall be in writing and shall contain a detailed statement of the facts. It shall question the applicability of the State statute or regulation to these facts. The petition shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner and a statement describing the petitioner's interest in making the request for the declaratory ruling. In addition, the petition shall contain a statement by the petitioner, under oath, that the facts contained in the petition are true to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief. The petition shall be filed with the Secretary to the Board for the Board's consideration and disposition. The Board shall consider the petition and may, in its discretion, issue the declaratory ruling requested. The Secretary to the Board shall notify the petitioner in writing of whatever action the Board may decide to take, stating the reasons for its decision. A written answer from the Secretary to the Board to an inquiry may not be construed to be a declaratory ruling unless made in conformity with this regulation. State Government Article, §§10-304 and 10-305, Annotated Code of Maryland Effective date: September 5, 1988 (15:18 Md. R. 2153)