New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Part 60 - PERMITTING IN NONATTAINMENT AREAS
Section 20.11.60.26 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND NOTIFICATION
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.11.60.26
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The department shall, within 30 days after its receipt of an application for a permit or significant permit revision subject to 20.11.60 NMAC, review such application and determine whether it is administratively complete. If the application is deemed:
(1) administratively complete, a letter to
that effect shall be sent by certified mail to the applicant;
(2) administratively incomplete, a letter
shall be sent by certified mail to the applicant stating what additional
information or points of clarification are necessary to deem the application
administratively complete; upon receipt of the additional information or
clarification, the department shall promptly review such information and
determine whether the application is administratively complete;
(3) administratively complete but no permit
is required, a letter shall be sent by certified mail to the applicant
informing the applicant of the determination.
B. The department shall:
(1) Make a preliminary determination whether
construction should be approved, approved with conditions, or
disapproved.
(2) Make available at
the department, district and local office nearest to the proposed source a copy
of all materials the applicant submitted, a copy of the preliminary
determination, and a copy or summary of other materials, if any, considered in
making the preliminary determination.
(3) Notify the public by advertisement in a
newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the proposed major
stationary source or major modification would be constructed, of the
application, the preliminary determination, and of the opportunity for comment
at a public hearing as well as written public comment. The public comment
period shall be for 45 days from the date of such advertisement.
(4) Send a copy of the notice of public
comment to the applicant, the administrator, and to officials and agencies
having jurisdiction over the location where the proposed construction would
occur as follows: any other state or local air pollution control agencies, the
chief executives of the city and county where the source would be located, any
regional comprehensive land use planning agency, and any state, federal land
manager, or indian governing body whose lands may be affected by emissions from
the source or modification.
(5)
Provide opportunity for a public hearing for interested persons to appear and
submit written or oral comments on the air quality impact of the source and
other appropriate considerations. Public hearings shall be held in the
geographic area likely to be impacted by the source.
(6) Consider all written comments submitted
within a time specified in the notice of public comment and all comments
received at any public hearing(s) in making a final decision on the
approvability of the application. The department shall make all comments
available for public inspection in the same locations where the department made
available preconstruction information relating to the source.
(7) Within 90 days after the application is
deemed administratively complete, unless the director grants an extension, not
to exceed 90 days for good cause:
(a) make a
final determination whether construction should be approved, approved with
conditions, or disapproved, or whether no permit is required; and
(b) notify the applicant in writing of the
final determination and make such notification available for public inspection
at the same location where the department made available preconstruction
information and public comments relating to the source.
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