Except as may be otherwise provided under these Rules, a 30-day public comment period in compliance with § 20-2A-56(a), Code of Ala. 1975, (as amended) shall begin on the next business day after applications are deemed "submitted" as provided in Rule 538-X-3-.07. As to the initial offering period, applications are deemed submitted as to all original applications, amended applications and applications as to which corrections have been proposed, accepted and approved, upon a vote of the Commission to be taken at its meeting at 1:00 p.m., CDT, April 13, 2023, or the next meeting of the Commission not less than 15 days after the deadline to propose extraordinary-time corrections or to propose amendments to be filed under extenuating circumstances, whichever is later. On the next business day after such date, the Commission shall issue a public notice on the AMCC website, identifying by category of license sought all individuals or entities whose applications have been submitted and who are being considered for license under the Act and this Chapter and providing links to the applications (redacted versions, if provided) supplied by the applicants. Public comments in favor or opposed to granting a license to a particular applicant must be made electronically through the AMCC website, in accordance with the instructions to be provided at that time. The Commission, in its discretion, but in any event during the public notice period and upon at least 7 days' notice, may choose to hold a public hearing as to one or more of the prospective licensees. As to the initial offering, the public notice period expires at 4:00 p.m. CST on Sunday, May 14, 2023, or at 4:00 p.m., Central Time, 30 days after the date public comment is opened, whichever is later.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-3-.13
Author: William H. Webster; Mark D. Wilkerson
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.