Section 096-522-11 - Public hearings [see 40 CFR 124.12](a)(1) The Department shall hold a public hearing whenever it finds, on the basis of requests, a significant degree of public interest in a draft permit(s);(2) The Department may also hold a public hearing at its discretion, whenever, for instance, such a hearing might clarify one or more issues involved in the permit decision;(4) Public notice of the hearing shall be given as specified in Section 8. 06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 522, § 11