Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 670 - Hazardous Waste Licensing And Decisionmaking Procedures
Subchapter M - Specific Decisionmaking Procedures
Section NR 670.508 - Public comments and requests for hearings on draft standardized licenses

(1) The public notice issued by the department under s. NR 670.507 shall allow at least 45 days for people to submit written comments on the draft license decision. This time is referred to as the public comment period. The department shall automatically extend the public comment period to the close of any public hearing under this section. The hearing officer may also extend the comment period by so stating at the hearing.

(2) During the public comment period, any interested person may submit written comments on the draft license and may request a public hearing. If someone wants to request a public hearing, they shall submit their request in writing to you. Their request shall state the nature of the issues they propose to raise during the hearing.

(3) The department shall hold a public hearing whenever it receives a written notice of opposition to a standardized license and a request for a hearing within the public comment period under sub. (1). The department may also hold a public hearing at its discretion, whenever, for instance, such a hearing might clarify one or more issues involved in the license decision.

(4) Whenever possible, the department shall schedule a hearing under this section at a location convenient to the nearest population center to the facility. The department shall give public notice of the hearing at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing. The department may give the public notice of the hearing at the same time it provides public notice of the draft license, and may combine the two notices.

(5) The department shall give public notice of the hearing according to the methods in s. NR 670.507(1) and (2). The hearing shall be conducted according to the procedures in s. NR 670.412.

(6) In their written comments and during the public hearing, if held, interested parties may provide comments on the draft license decision. These comments may include, but are not limited to, the facility's eligibility for the standardized license, the tentative supplemental conditions the department proposed and the need for additional supplemental conditions.