Or. Admin. Code § 690-052-0030

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 690-052-0030 - Public Notice and Comment

(1) After contacting the operator pursuant to OAR 690-052-0020 above, or if the Department is unable to contact the operator, the Department shall cause to be issued, a public notice of the decommissioning of the project.

(a) The public notice shall include:

(A) The name of the operator;

(B) The county, basin and stream, and the township, range and section, within which the project is located;

(C) The license number of the project;

(D) A brief description of the project and the action prompting the decommissioning; and

(E) Information on submitting comments and on receiving notices in the future.

(b) The public notice shall be provided to:

(A) The operator, who will cause it to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the community where the project is located;

(B) The Department's weekly bulletin;

(C) The watermaster's office in the district where the project is located; and

(D) Natural resource and other appropriate agencies.

(2) Publication of the notice, according to subsection (b)(A) of this section, shall be in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the project, and shall be for a period of three consecutive weeks. A copy of the notice along with an affidavit of publication must be filed with the Department following completion of the notice period. The operator is responsible for the cost of publishing the notice in an appropriate newspaper.

(3) Within 60 days of the issuance of the public notice, any person interested in the decommissioning of the project may submit written comments to the Department and may request future notices about the project.

Or. Admin. Code § 690-052-0030

WRD 4-2001, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-01

Stat. Auth.: ORS 536.027, ORS 543A.300(2) & OL 1999, Ch. 873, Sec. 26

Stats. Implemented: ORS 543.092, ORS 543 & ORS 543A