A. Upon filing a Tier II or III application with the Department, the applicant shall publish notice of the filing as legal notice in one newspaper local to the proposed new site or existing facility. The publication shall identify locations where the application may be reviewed, including a location in the county where the proposed new site or existing facility is located.
B. For Tier III applications, the publication shall also include notice of a thirty-day opportunity to request, or give the date, time and place for, a process meeting on the permitting process. If the Department receives timely request and determines that a significant degree of public interest in the application exists, it shall schedule and hold such meeting. The applicant shall be entitled to attend the meeting and may make a brief presentation on the permit request. Any local community meeting to be held by the applicant on the proposed facility or activity for which a permit is sought may, with the agreement of the Department and the applicant, be combined with the process meeting authorized by this paragraph.
C. The provisions of this section shall not stay the Department's review of the application.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 373, § 8, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 285, § 16, eff. July 1, 1996.