Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Public notice.
The commissioner shall prepare and issue a public notice of
the commissioner's preliminary decision to approve a plan or plan amendment.
The public notice must include, at a minimum:
A. the business address and telephone number
of the county, district, or multicounty area, the address and telephone number
of the agency, and a statement that additional information may be obtained at
these offices;
B. a brief
description of the solid waste management plan or plan amendment, the duration
of the approval, and any conditions of the approval;
C. a brief description of the procedures the
commissioner will use to reach a final decision on approval of the plan or plan
amendment, including procedures for requesting that the commissioner hold a
public informational meeting; and
D. a statement that during the public comment
period a person may submit comments to the agency on the plan or plan
amendment, a statement of the dates on which the public comment period begins
and ends, and a statement of the information a person is required to include in
the comments.
Subp. 2.
Distribution of public notice.
The commissioner shall distribute the public notice
by:
A. making a copy of the public
notice available at the agency;
B.
mailing a copy of the public notice to the chair of the county, district, or
multicounty area whose plan is subject to approval; and
C. by posting the notice in a building or
buildings used by the general public in the county, district, or multicounty
area whose plan or plan amendment is subject to approval, and by placing an
advertisement containing the information required in subpart
1 in one or more newspapers
of general circulation in the county, district, or multicounty area.
Subp. 3.
Public
comments.
The public shall have a minimum of 30 days to comment on the
commissioner's preliminary decision to approve a plan or plan amendment. All
comments shall be submitted in writing. Comments must include the
following:
A. a statement of the
person's interest in the plan or plan amendment;
B. a statement of the action the person
wishes the commissioner to take, including specific references to the plan or
plan amendment that the person believes should be changed; and
C. the reasons for the person's position,
stated with sufficient specificity to allow the commissioner to assess the
merits of the person's statements.
Subp. 4.
Extension of comment
period.
The commissioner may extend the public comment period if the
commissioner finds an extension of time is necessary to facilitate additional
public comment.
Statutory Authority: MS s
115A.06;
115A.42;
115A.45;
115A.46;
116.07
