Section 11-8-2.2-15-1505 - Procedures: Hearing Requirements(a) Within 6 months after receipt of a complete petition, the Commission shall hold a public hearing in the locality of the area covered by the petition. The Commission shall make a transcript of the hearing.(b)(1) The Commission shall give notice of the date, time and location of the hearing to: (A) local, state and federal agencies which may have an interest in the decision on the petition;(C) any person known by the Commission to have a property interest in the petitioned area.(2) Notice of the hearing shall be sent by certified mail to the petitioner and by regular mail to local, state and federal agencies, and property owners and postmarked not less than 30 days before the scheduled date of the hearing.(c) The Commission shall notify the general public of the date, time and location of the hearing by placing a newspaper advertisement once a week for two consecutive weeks in the locale of the area covered by the petition and once during the week prior to the scheduled date of the public hearing. The consecutive weekly advertisement must begin between four and five weeks before the scheduled date of the public hearing.(d) The Commission may consolidate in a single hearing the hearings required for each of several petitions which relate to areas in the same locale.(e) Prior to designating any land areas as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations, the Commission shall prepare a detailed statement, using existing and available information on the potential coal resources of the area, the demand for coal resources and the impact of such designation on the environment, the economy and the supply of coal.11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.2-15-1505