California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5 - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 15 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
Subchapter 1 - When the Commission is the Lead Agency
Article 3 - Preparation of an Environmental Assessment
Section 11523 - Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment; Public Comments; Response to Comments

(1) The Executive Director shall post on the Commission's website a notice of availability of the environmental assessment and shall provide a copy of such notice by first class mail or email to any persons who have previously requested such notices in writing. The notice shall disclose:

(2) The Executive Director shall prepare written responses to the significant environmental issues raised in any comments received during the review period including written comments and oral comments received at any public hearing. The Executive Director shall make copies of the written responses to comments available for review on the Commission's website at least 10 days prior to the Commission's consideration of the permit application that is the subject of the environmental assessment. In addition, the Executive Director shall make the written responses to comments available at the Commission meeting at which the Commission will consider the permit application that is the subject of the environmental assessment in accordance with subsection 10500(c) of these regulations.

(1) The Executive Director shall make the environmental assessment available for review by distributing the staff planning report including the environmental assessment in accordance with subsection 11003(a) of these regulations. The Commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan, plan amendment, or planning study not less than 30 days after distribution of the staff planning report in accordance with subsections 11003(a) and 11004(a) of these regulations.

(2) The Executive Director shall prepare and include in the staff planning recommendation written responses to all comments received on the proposed plan, plan amendment, or planning study, including comments on the environmental assessment, in accordance with subsection 11005(b)(1) of these regulations. The Executive Director shall distribute the staff planning recommendation, including the responses to comments on the environmental assessment, to all agencies, organizations, and persons who received the staff planning report and to anyone else who requested in writing to receive a copy of the staff planning recommendation in accordance with subsection 11005(c) of these regulations.