Section Site 201.03 - Public Hearings in Host Counties(a) Within 90 days after acceptance of an application for a certificate pursuant to Site 301.10, the committee shall hold not less than one public hearing in each county in which the proposed facility is to be located.(b) Each public hearing held under (a) above shall be a joint hearing with representatives of any agencies that have permitting or other regulatory authority over the subject matter, and shall be in lieu of and deemed to satisfy all initial requirements for public hearings under the statutes requiring permits relative to environmental impact applicable to the proposed facility.(c) Notwithstanding (b) above, if any agency that has permitting or other regulatory authority over the subject matter does not otherwise have authority to conduct hearings, such agency may not join in the public hearing, provided that the ability or inability of any such state agency to join in the public hearing shall not affect the composition of the committee or the ability of any member of the committee to act in accordance with RSA 162-H and these rules.(d) The committee shall publish a public notice not less than 14 days before each such public hearing in one or more newspapers having a regular circulation in the county in which the hearing is to be held, describing the nature and location of the proposed facility. The committee shall mail a copy of this notice to each of the affected communities by first class mail.(e) At each such public hearing, members of the public having an interest in the subject matter shall be provided with an opportunity to state their positions.(f) The committee shall require members of the public desiring to make oral statements at any such public hearing to so indicate by providing their names, town or city of residence, and parties represented on a roster made available for this purpose prior to the commencement of the hearing. Individuals who do not wish to speak in public may submit a statement to be read by a person of their choice.(g) The committee shall arrange for a transcript of each such public hearing to be prepared and shall post the transcript on its website.(h) The committee shall post on its website all written documents submitted in connection with any such public hearing, including those submitted by members of the public.N.H. Admin. Code § Site 201.03
Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #10993, Effective 12/16/2015.