HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1815

2-503. NOTICE AND HEARING.

(A)  SCHEDULING HEARING.

IF A PETITION FOR A TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE IS FILED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-502 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PETITION TO BE HELD
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NO EARLIER THAN 10 DAYS AFTER
PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.

(B)  PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.

THE PETITIONER SHALL PUBLISH A PROMINENT NOTICE OF THE
HEARING IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY
WHERE THE SOURCE FOR WHICH THE TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE IS
SOUGHT IS LOCATED.

(C)  CONTENTS OF NOTICE.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE
NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN:

(1)  THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PETITIONER;

(2)  THE LOCATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE
OPERATIONS FOR WHICH THE TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE IS SOUGHT;

(3)  A REFERENCE TO THE SPECIFIC RULE,
REGULATION, OR ORDER FROM WHICH THE TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE
IS SOUGHT;

(4)  A BRIEF STATEMENT EXPLAINING WHY THE
TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE IS SOUGHT;

(5)  A STATEMENT THAT ANY PERSON MAY OPPOSE THE
PETITION AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIFIC DATE AND AT A
SPECIFIC TIME AND LOCATION; AND

(6)  ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THE
DEPARTMENT REQUIRES.

(D)  EMERGENCY TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE.

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY GRANT AN EMERGENCY
TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING IF:

(I)  THE PETITIONER SHOWS TO THE DEPARTMENT
AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THE TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE; AND

(II)  THE AIR MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS THAT THE DEPARTMENT GRANT THE TEMPORARY FUEL
VARIANCE BEFORE THE HEARING.

(2)  IF THE DEPARTMENT GRANTS AN EMERGENCY
TEMPORARY FUEL VARIANCE BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING: