Section 344-18-510 - Public notice requirements(1) The department shall give public notice when issuing a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2), a mitigated DNS under WAC 344-18-350, a scoping notice under WAC 344-18-360, or a draft EIS under WAC 197-11-455.(2) Whenever possible, the department shall integrate the public notice required under this section with existing notice procedures for the required license.(3) The department shall use one or more of the following reasonable methods of public notice, taking into consideration the geographic area affected by the proposal, the size and complexity of the proposal, the public notice requirements for the license, public interest expressed in the proposal, and whether the proposal is a project or regulation:(a) Notifying persons or groups who have expressed interest in the proposal, in the type of proposal, or proposals in the geographic area in which the proposal will be implemented if approved;(b) Publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the proposal will be implemented; and/or(c) Posting the property.(4) The department may require an applicant to perform the public notice requirement at his or her expense.Wash. Admin. Code § 344-18-510
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.120. 85-03-016 (Order 5, Resolution No. 9), § 344-18-510, filed 1/7/85.