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Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESAgency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYChapter 150 - VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL REGULATIONPart I - Standards of General Applicability
Article 2 - Permitting
Section 4VAC25-150-140 - Objections to permit applications

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-150-140

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 4VAC25-150-140 - Objections to permit applications
A. Objections shall be filed in writing, at the office of the division, in accordance with § 45.2-1637 of the Code of Virginia. The director shall notify affected parties of an objection as soon as practicable.
B. If after the director has considered notice to be given under 4VAC25-150-130 B of this chapter, a person submits an objection with proof of receipt of actual notice within 15 days prior to submitting the objection, then the director shall treat the objection as timely.
C. Objections to an application for a new or modified permit shall contain:
1. The name of the person objecting to the permit;
2. The date the person objecting to the permit received notice of the permit application;
3. Identification of the proposed activity being objected to;
4. A statement of the specific reason for the objection;
5. A request for a stay to the permit, if any, together with justification for granting a stay; and
6. Any other information the person objecting to the permit wishes to provide.
D. When deciding to convene a hearing pursuant to § 45.2-1637 of the Code of Virginia, the director shall consider the following:
1. Whether the person objecting to the permit has standing to object as provided in § 45.2-1632 of the Code of Virginia;
2. Whether the objection is timely; and
3. Whether the objection meets the applicable standards for objections as provided in § 45.2-1637 of the Code of Virginia.
E. If the director decides not to hear the objection, then he shall notify the person who objects and the permit applicant in writing, indicating his reasons for not hearing the objection, and shall advise the objecting person of his right to appeal the decision.

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-150-140

Derived from VR480-05-22.1 §1.14, eff. September 25, 1991; amended Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 3, eff. November 8, 2012; Volume 30, Issue 1, eff. October 10, 2013; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 13, eff. 3/31/2022.

Statutory Authority: § 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.