La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-717

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-717 - Methods

A. Public notice of activities described in LAC 33:V.713.A shall be given by the following methods:

1. by mailing a copy of a notice to the following persons (any person otherwise entitled to receive notice under this Subsection may waive his or her rights to receive notice for any classes and categories of permits):

a. the applicant;

b. any unit of local government having jurisdiction over the area where the facility is proposed to be located, and each state agency having any authority under state law with respect to the construction or operation of such facility;

c. any other agency which the administrative authority knows has issued or is required to issue a permit for the same facility or activity;

d. federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources and over coastal zone management plans, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, state historic preservation officers, and any affected states (Indian tribes) (For purposes of this Section, and in the context of the underground injection control program only, the term "state" includes Indian tribes treated as states.);

e. persons on a mailing list, including:

i. those who request in writing to be on the list;

ii. those solicited for "area lists'' on the basis of their participation in past permit proceedings in that area; and

iii. those on the list as a result of notification to the public of the opportunity to be put on the mailing list through periodic publication in the public press and in such publications as regional and state funded newsletters, environmental bulletins, or state law journals. The administrative authority may update the mailing list from time to time by requesting written indication of continued interest from those listed and the administrative authority may delete from the list the name of any person who fails to respond to such a request;

2. for standard permits or major modifications, publication of a notice in a daily or weekly major local newspaper of general circulation within the area affected by the facility or activity and broadcast over local radio stations. The administrative authority may require the applicant to provide for and pay for the notifications and submit proof thereof;

3. any other method reasonably calculated to give actual notice of the action in question to the persons potentially affected by it, including press releases or any other forum or medium to elicit public participation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-717

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended LR 17:478 (May 1991), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:1442 (July 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.