Minnesota Administrative Rules

4350.3060 NOTICE.

Subpart 1.

Publication.

Immediately after transmittal of the completed permit applications and any required permit fees to the appropriate agency, the coordination unit shall publish notice at the applicant's expense once each week on the same day of the week for three consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the project is proposed to be constructed or operated.

Subp. 2.

Content.

The notice shall contain:

A.

a description of the proposed project;

B.

the name and address of the applicant;

C.

the location of the project;

D.

the permits applied for and the agencies with permit jurisdiction;

E.

the coordination unit telephone number to contact for more information about the project;

F.

a statement that a copy of the master application and a copy of all permit applications for the project are available for public inspection during normal business hours in the office of the county auditor of each county in which the project is proposed to be constructed or operated, and in other locations the coordination unit may designate;

G.

except as provided in subpart 3 or part 4350.3050, the time and place of the joint hearing and other contents of the order for hearing, to commence not less than 20 days or more than 45 days after publication of the last newspaper notice; and

H.

additional information concerning the permit application or hearing, upon notification by an agency that such specified information is required to be provided in the notice.

Subp. 3.

If joint hearing of no value.

If agency responses to the master application unanimously affirm that a public hearing concerning the master application is not required or is not in the public interest, the newspaper notice shall not refer to a joint hearing. The notice shall state that members of the public may present relevant views and supporting material concerning specified permits in writing to the coordination unit within 30 days after the last notice has been published.

Subp. 4.

Additional notice.

Persons wishing to receive notice by mail of master applications may do so upon written request. The request shall give the name and address of the person to receive notice and the counties for which master application notice is requested. The request shall be valid for one year and may be renewed upon notice of expiration by the coordination unit. Upon notification by an agency, the coordination unit shall also mail notices to any additional persons entitled to receive notice according to the requirements of individual permit programs.

Subp. 5.

Confidentiality.

If the applicant requests that information contained on the application or in supplement to the application be certified as confidential, the information shall not be released unless the appropriate agency responds in writing that the information is not to be certified as confidential. If the agency so responds, the coordination unit shall immediately notify the applicant that the agency has failed to certify the information as confidential. Within ten days after such notification, the applicant may withdraw the subject information by giving written notice to the coordination unit. The information shall not be subsequently released if it is withdrawn by the applicant within the ten-day period.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116C.32

History:

L 1983 c 289 s 34 to 39; L 1987 c 312 art 1

Published Electronically:

August 6, 2013