WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 739

(9)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE AN INTERESTED PERSONS LIST
CONTAINING THE NAMES OF ALL CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY OWNERS, APPROPRIATE
LOCAL OFFICIALS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT COMMENT ON, REQUEST HEARINGS, OR
MAKE INQUIRIES ABOUT AN APPLICATION DURING ANY PHASE OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S REVIEW.

(10)    NO FURTHER NOTICE WILL BE PROVIDED EXCEPT TO PERSONS ON
THE INTERESTED PERSONS LIST.

(C)     THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING IF
IT RECEIVES A TIMELY WRITTEN REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS:

(1)      THE REQUEST SHALL BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

(2)      A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING SHALL BE HELD WITHIN 45
CALENDAR DAYS OF THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

(3)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SPECIFY THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION
OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

(4)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL NOTICE OF THE DATE, TIME, AND
LOCATION OF ANY PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON AN APPLICATION TO
THOSE PERSONS ON THE INTERESTED PERSONS LIST NO LATER THAN 14 CALENDAR
DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

(5)      THE DEPARTMENT MAY EXTEND THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF A
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING.

(D)     FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD AND
WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL
HEARING RECORD, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE, MODIFY, OR DENY THE PERMIT
OR LICENSE UNLESS EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFY AN EXTENSION OF
TIME.

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

(F)      WHEN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING ON THE
DEPARTMENT'S DECISION TO ISSUE, MODIFY, OR DENY A PERMIT OR LICENSE IS
PROVIDED BY LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONS ON THE
INTERESTED PERSONS LIST AND THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS
OF THE MAILING DATE OF THE NOTICE OF DECISION.

(G)     UPON WRITTEN REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GRANT A
CONTESTED CASE HEARING IF IT DETERMINES THAT:

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