Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
404 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
2 CCR 404-1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 511 - LOCAL PUBLIC HEARING
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
a. Any person may request the Commission hold a local public hearing to gather feedback from the local community, including elected officials and Local Government officials, on a proposed Oil and Gas Development Plan or Comprehensive Area Plan. The Commission will decide whether to grant all requests for a Local Public Hearing. The Commission has discretion to decline a request for a Local Public Hearing, or in the alternative hold the local public hearing at the Commission's offices. The Commission may choose to hold a Local Public Hearing on its own motion. The Commission also has the discretion to designate a single Commissioner, Administrative Law Judge, or Hearing Officer to preside at the local public hearing.
b. A request for a local public hearing will be in writing, and will include the docket number for the relevant plan. The request for a local public hearing will state with reasonable specificity the reasons why the Commission should hold a local public hearing.
c. The conduct of a local public hearing will be informal, and participants will not be required to be sworn in prior to making a statement, represented by attorneys, or subjected to cross-examination.
d. The Applicant may participate in the local public hearing and present information related to the application.
e. The Director will create a record of the local public hearing by video recording, audio recording, or court reporter. Such record will be available to all Commissioners for review prior to the hearing on the Plan application.
f. Issues raised in a local public hearing may include any topic relevant to the proposed Oil and Gas Development Plan or Comprehensive Area Plan.
