Section 116.920 - Public Participation for Initial Issuance(a) An applicant for an electric generating facility permit (EGFP) shall publish notice of intent to obtain the permit in accordance with Chapter 39 of this title (relating to Public Notice).(b) Any person who may be affected by emissions from a grandfathered or electing EGF may request the commission to hold a notice and comment hearing on the EGFP application. The public comment period shall end 30 days after the publication of Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit under § 39.418 of this title (relating to Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit). Any hearing request must be made in writing during the 30-day public comment period.(c) Any hearing regarding initial issuance of an EGFP shall be conducted under the procedures in § 116.921 of this title (relating to Notice and Comment Hearings for Initial Issuance) and not under the Administrative Procedure Act.(d) Responses to public comments and the notice of the commission's decision to issue or deny an EGFP shall be conducted under the procedures in § 116.922 of this title (relating to Notice of Final Action).(e) A person affected by a decision to issue or deny an EGFP may move for rehearing under the appropriate procedure in Chapter 50 of this title (relating to Action on Applications and Other Authorizations) and may seek judicial review under Texas Clean Air Act, §382.032 (relating to Appeal of Commission Action).30 Tex. Admin. Code § 116.920
The provisions of this §116.920 adopted to be effective January 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 185; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 26, June 25, 2021, TexReg 3936, eff. 7/1/2021