1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

         (2) APPLICANTS SHALL SERVE PERSONALLY OR BY CERTIFIED MAIL
APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIALS.

(3)      APPLICANTS SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH
CERTIFICATION THAT NOTICE HAS BEEN SERVED ON ALL CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY
OWNERS AND APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIALS.

(4)      UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF AN APPLICATION THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL DRAFT A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT INCLUDES:

(I)       THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT;

(II)     A DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATION AND NATURE OF THE
ACTIVITY FOR WHICH APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE;

(III)    THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE
OFFICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT FROM WHICH INFORMATION ABOUT THE
APPLICATION MAY BE OBTAINED;

(IV)    A STATEMENT THAT ANY FURTHER NOTICES ABOUT ACTIONS
ON THE APPLICATION WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY BY MAIL TO THOSE PERSONS ON A
MAILING LIST OF INTERESTED PERSONS;                                                         

(V)     A DESCRIPTION OF HOW PERSONS MAY SUBMIT INFORMATION
OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE. APPLICATION, REQUEST A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL
HEARING, OR REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED ON THE MAILING LIST OF INTERESTED
PERSONS; AND

(VI)    A DEADLINE FOR THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BY WHICH INFORMATION, COMMENTS, OR REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED
BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(5)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A PUBLIC NOTICE TO BE
PUBLISHED FOR AT LEAST 1 BUSINESS DAY IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE AREA WHERE THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY WOULD OCCUR. AT
ITS DISCRETION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(I)       PUBLISH THE PUBLIC NOTICE; OR

(II)     DIRECT THE APPLICANT TO PUBLISH THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

(6)      THE APPLICANT SHALL BEAR THE COST OF THE NEWSPAPER
NOTICE.

(7)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL PUBLIC NOTICES TO A GENERAL
SUBSCRIPTION MAILING LIST.

(8)      COMMENTS ON AN APPLICATION OR REQUESTS ...FOR A PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL HEARING MUST BE FORWARDED IN WRITING TO THE
DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SPECIFIED IN
THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

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