Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 345 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY FACILITY SITING COUNCIL
Division 15 - PROCEDURES GOVERNING COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING SITE CERTIFICATE HEARINGS
Section 345-015-0003 - Remote and Electronic Public Meeting and Hearings
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 345-015-0003
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The Council or Chair may waive any provision of OAR chapter 345 requiring that a public meeting or public hearing be held in person or in a specific geographical area, if:
(a) The Council or Chair finds that in-person
attendance at the meeting or hearing would present a risk to public health or
safety or the health and safety of the participants;
(b) The public meeting or public hearing is
held through the use of telephone or other electronic communication in
accordance with ORS
192.610
to
192.690;
and
(c) For public hearings, the
Council provides an opportunity for submission of testimony by telephone,
video, or through some other electronic or virtual means, or provides a means
of submitting written testimony, including by email or other electronic
methods, that the Council may consider in a timely manner.
(2) This rule does not apply to:
(a) Any meeting or hearing otherwise required
to be held in-person or in a specified geographic location by ORS chapter 469;
or
(b) A contested case hearing
held pursuant to ORS chapter 183 and OAR chapter 345.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 469.470
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 192.670
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