Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) After receipt of a conservation plan, the
Department shall, within 30 days, review the conservation plan to determine if
all required information has been provided by the applicant and:
1) acknowledge receipt of the complete
conservation plan in writing; or
2)
notify the applicant in writing of any deficiencies in the conservation plan
and provide the applicant an opportunity to supply additional information to
the Department. Any late-breaking or additional information will be considered
part of the conservation plan for purposes of this Part.
b) When the applicant is notified by the
Department that the conservation plan is complete as defined in this Part, the
applicant shall place a notice in a local newspaper of general circulation in
the locality of the proposed action at least once a week for 3 consecutive
weeks. At least 14 days shall elapse between the first and last publications of
the notice. The notice shall also be published one time in the official State
newspaper, concurrent with the first publication in a local newspaper of
general circulation. A copy of the notice as it will appear in the newspaper
shall be submitted to the Department for approval before the first publication.
The notice shall include, at a minimum, the following:
1) the name and mailing address of the
applicant;
2) a map or description
that clearly shows or describes the precise location and boundaries of both the
area to be affected by the proposed project and any areas to be affected by
provisions of the conservation plan and is sufficient to enable local residents
to readily identify the subject areas. It must include towns, bodies of water,
local landmarks, or any other information that would identify the subject
areas. If a map is used, it shall indicate the north direction;
3) a summary of the incidental taking for
which authorization is being requested;
4) a summary of the measures that will be
instituted to minimize and mitigate the effects of the proposed incidental
taking;
5) the location where a
copy of the conservation plan is available for inspection;
6) the street and e-mail address of the
office of the Department to which comments on the conservation plan may be
submitted; and
7) the closing date
for receipt of written comments on the conservation plan.
c) The applicant shall:
1) provide copies of the conservation plan to
be available for review at the nearest public library in the county or counties
in which the proposed action will occur. Copies distributed for public review
shall not include any trade secrets as defined by the Illinois Trade Secrets
Act [765
ILCS 1065/2(d)] ; and
2) provide copies of the conservation plan to
the Executive Director of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board
(Board).
d) After the
applicant's public notice is approved by the Department, the Department shall
provide notice of the receipt of the conservation plan to any person who has
requested notice. The Department shall maintain a permanent list of those
persons or organizations that wish to be notified of all conservation plans it
receives.
