WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 305

(I) (1) MAILING A COPY TO EACH PERSON ON THE
MAILING LIST OF INTERESTED PERSONS;

(II) MAILING A COPY TO EACH BOUNDING PROPERTY
OWNER ON THE LIST SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT UNDER SUBSECTION (B)
OF THIS SECTION;

(III) (II) (2) PUBLISHING THE NOTICE FOR AT
LEAST 1 BUSINESS DAY IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE
AREA WHERE THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY WOULD OCCUR. THE APPLICANT
SHALL BEAR THE COST OF THE NEWSPAPER NOTICE; AND

(IV) (III) (3) PUBLISHING THE NOTICE IN THE
MARYLAND REGISTER. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THIS WILL BE THE ONLY NOTICE CONCERNING THE
PERMIT OR ANY SUBSEQUENT ACTION BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE PERMIT
THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE MARYLAND REGISTER.

(E) (F) FOLLOWING REVIEW OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF ANY, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY SCHEDULE MEETINGS OR PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS
AS IT DETERMINES APPROPRIATE TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FROM INTERESTED PERSONS. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A HEARING ON
MATTERS RELATED TO WATER APPROPRIATION OR WATERWAY CONSTRUCTION,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SCHEDULE A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL NOTICE OF THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION
OF ANY MEETING OR PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON THE APPLICATION
TO THOSE ON THE INTERESTED PERSONS LIST.

(F) (G) FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION REVIEW AND COMMENT
PERIOD AND AFTER ANY PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON THE
APPLICATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE, MODIFY, OR DENY THE
PERMIT.

(G) (H) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL NOTICE OF THE
DECISION TO ISSUE, MODIFY, OR DENY THE PERMIT TO THE APPLICANT
AND TO THOSE ON THE INTERESTED PERSONS LIST.

(2) AS PART OF THE NOTICE OF THE DECISION TO ISSUE,
MODIFY, OR DENY THE PERMIT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ALL
THOSE ON THE INTERESTED PERSONS LIST AND THE APPLICANT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING AND SHALL STATE A
DEADLINE BY WHICH REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED.

(H) (I) UPON REQUEST, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOLD A
CONTESTED CASE HEARING IF IT DETERMINES THAT:

(1)  A HEARING REQUESTER HAS A SPECIFIC RIGHT, DUTY,
PRIVILEGE, OR INTEREST WHICH IS OR MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY
THE PERMIT DETERMINATION;

(2)  THE REQUESTER RAISES ADJUDICABLE ISSUES WHICH ARE
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

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