Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-9-C620

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-9-C620 - Public Notice of Permit Actions and Public Comment Period

A. The Director shall give public notice that the following actions have occurred:

1. A draft permit that has been prepared under R18-9-C618 and

2. A hearing has been scheduled under R18-9-C622.

B. Public notices may describe more than one permit or permit action.

C. Public notice of the preparation of a draft permit required under subsection (A) of this Section:

1. Shall allow at least 30 days for public comment; and

2. Shall be given at least 30 days before the hearing date.

D. Public notice of activities described in subsection (A) of this Section shall be given by the following methods:

1. Delivery of a copy of the notice to:

a. The applicant;

b. Any affected federal, state, tribal, or local agency, or council of government;

c. Federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources, and the State Historic Preservation Office;

d. Any person who requested, in writing, notification of the activity;

e. Any persons on a contact list developed from past permit proceedings and public outreach; and

f. For Class VI injection well UIC permits, mailing or e-mailing a notice to State and local oil and gas regulatory agencies and State agencies regulating mineral exploration and recovery and all agencies that oversee injection wells in the State.

2. For Major Facilities only, newspaper publication in accordance with A.A.C. R18-1-401(A)(1).

E. All public notices issued under this Part shall contain the following information:

1. Name and address of the Department;

2. Name and address of the permittee or permit applicant and, if different, of the facility or activity regulated by the permit;

3. A brief description of the business conducted at the facility or activity described in the permit application or the draft permit;

4. Name, address, and telephone number of a person from whom interested persons may obtain further information, including copies of the draft permit or draft general permit, as the case may be, fact sheet, and the application;

5. A brief description of the comment procedures, the time and place of any hearing, including a statement of procedures to request a hearing, unless a hearing has already been scheduled, and other procedures that the public may use to participate in the final permit decision; and

6. Any additional information considered necessary to the permit decision.

F. In addition to the general public notice described in subsection (E) of this Section, the public notice of hearing under R18-9-C622 shall contain the following information:

1. Reference to the date of previous public notices relating to the permit;

2. Date, time, and place of the hearing; and

3. A brief description of the nature and purpose of the hearing, including the applicable rules and procedures.

G. In addition to the general public notice described in subsection (E) of this Section, the Director shall deliver a copy of the fact sheet, permit application, and draft permit to all persons identified in subsections (D)(1)(a), (D)(1)(b), and (D)(1)(c).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-C620

New Section made by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 1903, effective 9/6/2022.