Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Notification lists.
The PUC shall maintain the notification lists described in
items A and B.
A. The PUC shall
maintain a list of persons who want to be notified of the acceptance of
applications for site permits or route permits. Any person may request to have
that person's name or an organization's name included on the list. The PUC may
from time to time request that persons whose names are on the list advise the
PUC whether they want to remain on the list, and the PUC may delete any names
for which an affirmative response is not received within a reasonable time. A
person whose name has been removed may request to have the name added back on
the list. The PUC shall provide an applicant with the general list upon
acceptance of an application.
B.
The PUC shall maintain a project contact list for each project for which an
application for a permit has been accepted. The project contact list must
contain the names of persons who want to receive notices regarding the project.
Any person may request to have that person's name or an organization's name
included on a project contact list. The PUC may add a person's name to the list
if the PUC believes the person would like to receive notices about the
particular project. The PUC shall provide an applicant with the project contact
list upon request.
Subp.
2.
Notification to persons on general list, to local
officials, and to property owners.
Within 15 days after submission of an application, the
applicant shall mail written notice of the submission to the following
people:
A. those persons whose names
are on the general list maintained by the PUC for this purpose;
B. each regional development commission,
county, incorporated municipality, and township in which any part of the site
or route or any alternative is proposed to be located; and
C. each owner whose property is adjacent to
any of the proposed sites for a large electric power generating plant or within
any of the proposed routes for a high voltage transmission line. For purposes
of giving notice under this item, owners are those persons shown on the records
of the county auditor or, in any county where tax statements are mailed by the
county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer, or any other list of
owners approved by the commission.
Subp. 3.
Content of notice.
The notice mailed under subpart
2 shall contain the following
information:
A. a description of the
proposed project, including a map showing the general area of the proposed site
or proposed route and each alternative;
B. a statement that a permit application has
been submitted to the PUC, the name of the permit applicant, and information
regarding how a copy of the application may be obtained;
C. a statement that the permit application
will be considered by the PUC under the provisions of parts
7850.1000 to
7850.5600 and the Power Plant
Siting Act and describing the time periods for the PUC to act;
D. a statement that the PUC will hold a
public meeting within 60 days and the date of the meeting if it is known at the
time of the mailing;
E. the manner
in which the PUC will conduct environmental review of the proposed project,
including the holding of a scoping meeting at which additional alternatives to
the project may be proposed;
F. the
name of the PUC staff member who has been appointed by the commission to serve
as the public advisor, if known, or otherwise, a general contact at the
PUC;
G. the manner in which persons
may register their names with the PUC on the project contact list;
H. a statement that a public hearing will be
conducted after the EIS is prepared;
I. a statement indicating whether a
certificate of need or other authorization from the Public Utilities Commission
is required for the project and the status of the matter if such authorization
is required;
J. a statement
indicating whether the applicant may exercise the power of eminent domain to
acquire the land necessary for the project and the basis for such authority;
and
K. any other information
requested by the commission to be included in the notice.
Subp. 4.
Publication of notice.
Within 15 days after submission of an application, the
applicant shall publish notice in a legal newspaper of general circulation in
each county in which a site, route, or any alternative is proposed to be
located that an application has been submitted and a description of the
proposed project. The notice must also state where a copy of the application
may be reviewed.
Subp. 5.
Confirmation of notice.
Within 30 days after providing the requisite notice, the
applicant shall submit to the PUC documentation that all notices required under
this part have been given. The applicant shall document the giving of the
notice by providing the PUC with affidavits of publication or mailing and
copies of the notice provided.
Subp.
6.
Failure to give notice.
The failure of the applicant to give the requisite notice does
not invalidate any ongoing permit proceedings provided the applicant has made a
bona fide attempt to comply, although the commission may extend the time for
the public to participate if the failure has interfered with the public's right
to be informed about the project.
Statutory Authority: MS s 116C.66;
216E.16
