Minnesota Administrative Rules

7852.1300 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS.

Subpart 1.

Requirements.

The commission shall hold public information meetings as provided in this subpart.

A.

After acceptance of an application for pipeline route selection, the commission shall hold at least one public information meeting in each county crossed by the applicant's preferred pipeline route to explain the route designation process and to respond to questions raised by the public.

B.

Before public hearings held to consider the routes accepted for consideration by the commission, the commission shall hold a public information meeting in each county through which a route is proposed to explain the route designation process, present major issues, and respond to questions raised by the public.

Subp. 2.

Notice of public information meetings.

Published notice of the date, time, and location of public information meetings shall be placed in a newspaper in each county in which a route is proposed at least ten calendar days before the public information meeting.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116I.015; 216G.02

History:

13 SR 2046; L 2005 c 97 art 3 s 19

Published Electronically:

August 21, 2007