Section Env-Dw 721.09 - Public Hearings on Exemption Schedules(a) Prior to an exemption schedule proposed by the department pursuant to Env-Dw 721.07 and Env-Dw 721.08 taking effect, the department shall provide notice and opportunity for a public hearing on the exemption schedule.(b) If the water system has requested more than one exemption, the notice given pursuant to this section shall include information on each of the exemptions requested.(c) Public notice of the opportunity for a hearing on an exemption schedule shall be circulated in a manner designed to inform interested and potentially interested persons of the proposed schedule, including: (1) Posting a public notice in the principal post office of each municipality or area served by the public water system;(2) Publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area served by the public water system; and(3) Delivering notices door-to-door or by first-class mail in the area served by the public water system.(d) The public notice shall: (1) Include a summary of the proposed exemption schedule; and(2) Inform interested persons that they may request a public hearing on the proposed exemption schedule.(e) Any interested person served by the system who wishes to request a public hearing shall submit the request to the department in writing within 30 days after the issuance of the public notices pursuant to (b), above.(f) A request for public hearing shall include the following: (1) The name, physical address, and daytime telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing;(2) A brief statement of the interest the person making the request has in the proposed schedule; and(3) A brief summary of the information that the requesting person intends to submit at the hearing.(g) The request shall be signed by the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, by a responsible official of the organization or other entity.(h) The department shall: (1) Give notice in the manner set forth in (c), above, of any hearing to be held pursuant to a request submitted by an interested person or on the department's own motion; and(2) Send the notice of the hearing to the person requesting the hearing, if any.(i) Notice of the hearing shall: (1) Include a statement of the purpose of the hearing;(2) Specify the time and location of the hearing;(3) Specify the address and telephone number of an office at which interested persons may obtain further information concerning the hearing; and(4) Be given not less than 15 days prior to the date scheduled for the hearing.(j) A hearing convened pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Env-C 200 pertaining to non-adjudicative hearings.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 721.09
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10617, Effective 6/1/2014, Expires6/1/2024.