Current through September 17, 2024
Section 267-4-005 - NOTICE OF HEARING005.01 Upon filing of an application, the Commission shall issue notice thereof, as provided by the Act and these regulations. Said application shall be set for public hearing at such time and place as the Commission may fix.005.02 In addition to the notice required by law, notice of the application and the time and place of hearing shall be given by the applicant by certified mail or by delivering a copy of the notice to each person owning a fee, leasehold, mineral or royalty interest within the secondary recovery project area or within one-half (1/2) mile of the injection well, whichever is the greater. For previously authorized units or projects, the operator(s) of record owning adjacent secondary recovery unit or project within one-half (1/2) mile of each new injection well shall be noticed. A copy of such notice shall be filed with the Commission, and the applicant shall certify that notice by certified mail or by delivery to each person has been accomplished at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the hearing.005.03 In the event no person required to be notified, or the Commission itself files a written objection to the application within ten (10) days of the date of the notice, the application shall be granted; but if any person or the Commission itself files written objection within ten (10) calendar days of the notice, then a hearing shall be held.005.04 No notice is necessary to any person who has consented to the proposed installation in writing.005.05 An order authorizing an injection well will expire and become null and void if the authorized well or wells are not completed or converted to injection within one (1) year from the date of the order.005.06 The Commission may conduct public information meetings and forums for public interaction on Class II commercial underground injection well permit applications under the jurisdiction of the Commission.267 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 005