Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20,
2024
(a) Public notice
shall be given by the secretary for any of the following permit actions:
(1) A permit application for an underground
natural gas storage well;
(2) any
modifications that require a draft permit;
(3) any modifications for an existing storage
facility;
(4) the denial of a
permit; or
(5) a scheduled
hearing.
(b) The public
notice and, if applicable, a copy of the draft permit shall be mailed or
electronically mailed by the department to the permit applicant.
(c) The public notice shall be mailed by the
department to the following:
(1) Any person
who submits a written request for placement on the mailing list;
(2) the official county newspaper of each
county in which the lands affected by the application are located, for
publication in at least two issues; and
(3) the Kansas register.
(d) The public notice shall
include the following information:
(1) The
name and address of the department processing the permit action for which the
notice is being given;
(2) the
name and address of the person or company seeking the permit;
(3) a brief description of the business
conducted at the facility or the activity described in the permit application;
(4) the name, address, and
telephone number of the person that interested persons may contact for further
information, including copies of the application, draft permit, or any other
appropriate information;
(5) a
brief description of the comment procedures for public notice; and
(6) a statement of the procedure to request a
hearing and other procedures that allow public participation in the final
permit decision.
(e)
Any interested person may submit written comments to the secretary on any of
the permit actions during the 30-day public comment period. The following
requirements shall apply:
(1) All comments
shall be submitted by the close of the public comment period.
(2) All supporting materials submitted shall
be included in full and shall not be incorporated by reference, unless the
supporting materials are any of the following:
(A) Part of the administrative record in the
same proceeding;
(B) state or
federal statutes and regulations;
(C) state or environmental protection agency
documents of general applicability; or
(D) other generally available reference
materials.
(3)
Commentators shall make supporting materials not already included in the
administrative record available to the secretary.
(f) The response to all significant comments
concerning any permit actions and the reasons for changing any provisions in
the draft permit shall be issued when the final permit decision is issued.
(g) The response to comments shall
be made available to the public upon request.
