Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control
Chapter 3701:1-40 - Licensing of Radioactive Material
Section 3701:1-40-38 - Public participation process
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) The scope of this process applies to the initial licensing, decommissioning, and any major amendment for the following types of facilities: waste disposal, assured isolation storage, waste processing, and facilities required to have an emergency response plan pursuant to paragraph (G) of rule 3701:1-40-14 of the Administrative Code. A major amendment consists of proposed changes to a facility or operations within a facility that would impact radiological operations to the extent that an enhancement of radiation dose to the general public may potentially exist.
(B) Notice of complete license application will be given to the public. A public notice of the pending action will be issued in the local newspaper of general circulation in the county where the applicant is located. The contiguous local governments in proximity to the facility in question will be likewise notified. A copy of the public notice will be placed in the depository library closest to the proposed facility. A notice that the department has received a complete license application for any facility referenced in paragraph (A) of this rule will be provided to everyone on the mailing list of interested parties and the listserv of the bureau of environmental health and radiation protection at the conclusion of the completeness review of an application for such a facility. The notice will also be posted on the department's web page for a period of forty-five days. The public may submit comments on the application to the department for consideration during the forty-five day comment period.
(C) A public participation program will be part of this process. The applicant for a facility listed in paragraph (A) of this rule shall be required to include, in any application for a license or major amendment to a license, the information provided to the public and the mechanism for such provision. This information shall be adequate to portray the types of radiological operations on site, the potential dose to the general population in proximity to the site, precautions to be taken to maintain such exposure ALARA, and how any member of the public can obtain additional information.
(D) The director may establish a public meeting process for the types of actions identified in paragraph (A) of this rule, if the director believes that such is needed in order to adequately address issues associated with the application.