S.C. Code Regs. § § 103-132
Public notice will be given when any application for a Certificate of PC&N or FWA or to amend a Certificate of PC&N or FWA has been filed with the commission, except for applications seeking a Class C Certificate of PC&N. Such notice must be published in newspapers of general coverage in the affected territory, must be in the form prescribed by the commission, and must be published at the applicant's expense. All publication requirements must be complied with and affidavits of publication must be returned to the commission's offices prior to a hearing date being set. If required, a hearing is set and all parties of record will be notified of the hearing date, time, and place. An applicant seeking a Class C Certificate to operate vehicles will not be required to publish a notice of filing.
S.C. Code Regs. § 103-132