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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 240

(2) ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B)  INFORMATION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING.

BEFORE ISSUING A DISCHARGE PERMIT, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL:

(1) IN APPROPRIATE CASES, HOLD AN INFORMATION
MEETING; AND

(2)  PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING ON THE
SUBJECT.

(C)  INFORMATION MEETING.

THE INFORMATION MEETING SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST 15 DAYS
BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED IF THE DISCHARGE PERMIT IS ISSUED.

(D)  PUBLIC NOTICE.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE OF EACH
APPLICATION FOR A DISCHARGE PERMIT BY:

(1) PROVIDING APPROPRIATE NOTICE OF THE
APPLICATION FOR A DISCHARGE PERMIT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER
RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION;

(2) AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING,
INSERTING AN APPROPRIATE NOTICE FOR AT LEAST 1 BUSINESS DAY
IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY WHERE
THE FACILITY FOR WHICH THE PERMIT IS SOUGHT IS LOCATED;

(3) MAKING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC APPROPRIATE
DOCUMENTS, PERMIT APPLICATIONS, SUPPORTING MATERIAL, PLANS,
AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION; AND

(4) SENDING COPIES OF THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING TO THE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING LOCAL
SEWER AND WATER AGENCIES, THAT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE
AREA WHERE THE FACILITY FOR WHICH THE PERMIT IS SOUGHT IS
LOCATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former NR §
8-1413(c).

In subsection (a)(2) of this section, "this
subtitle" is substituted for "this title".
Although the former language "this title"
literally referred to law broader than this
subtitle, the Department advises the Commission
to Revise the Annotated Code that "this subtitle"
embraces all the applicable requirements.