Section Saf-C 6604.04 - Public Hearing(a) The department shall conduct at least one public hearing annually for each proposed high-level radioactive waste shipment route designation.(b) The hearing shall be conducted by a hearings examiner from the department.(c) The purpose of the public hearing shall be to: (1) Gather the public's comments on the proposed shipment route including safety issues, community impact and public health concerns; and(2) Answer the public's questions regarding the route designation process, shipment procedures or other related issues, to the extent possible.(d) Any interested agency or political subdivision may provide an official to attend the public hearing in order to answer questions from the public.(e) The hearing shall be tape-recorded.(f) The department shall allow at least 5 days following the close of the hearing for any person to submit written comments regarding the proposed shipment route.(g) The hearing shall be held in the vicinity of the proposed shipment route in a location that is centrally located to all the towns, cities and municipalities that the route will pass through, to the extent possible.N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 6604.04
#7287, eff 5-24-00; ss by #9154, eff 5-8-08