Section 18.90.520. Public notice requirements; public hearings.

	(a)  A person required to have a permit under this chapter must publish a public notice in accordance with the requirements of 18 AAC 15.050.  
	(b)  If a public hearing is required under 18 AAC 15.060,  
		(1) the applicant must publish the notice of public hearing in accordance with 18 AAC 15.060;   
		(2) the department will conduct the public hearing in accordance with 18 AAC 15.060; and  
		(3) the applicant must provide a transcript of the hearing to the department no more than 15 days after the hearing.   
	(c)  Upon receipt of a permit application, the department may send a copy of the permit application and the public notice of application to appropriate local, state, and federal agencies requesting that any comments on the application be submitted in writing to the department no more than 21 days after the department mails out the copy.  
	(d)  If an applicant submits a permit application under 18 AAC 90.505 for forestry vegetation management where a pesticide is to be applied by aircraft or helicopter, the applicant may not publish a public notice until the department sends the applicant the copy of comments or notification described in this subsection. Upon receipt of the application, the department will immediately send a copy of the permit application to the Department of Natural Resources for review and comment, requesting that any comments on the permit application be submitted in writing to the department no more than 21 days after the department mails out the copy. Upon receipt of those comments or the expiration of the 21-day period without receipt of comments, the department will send the applicant a copy of those comments or a notification that comments were not received. The applicant may make changes to the permit application to address any comments and must submit those changes, in writing, to the department no more than 10 days after the applicant receives the comments. After submitting any changes to the department, the applicant must publish public notice under (a) of this section.  
	(e)  An applicant for a permit for forestry vegetation management where a pesticide is to be applied by aircraft or helicopter shall make available for public review, during the period for filing written public comments with the department,  
		(1) comments from the Department of Natural Resources or a statement that comments from that department were not received before public notice was published; and  
		(2) a description of any changes to the permit application in response to comments from the Department of Natural Resources.  

Authorities

41.17.100;46.03.010;46.03.020;46.03.320;46.03.330;46.03.730

Notes

Reference

18 AAC 90.525

Authority

AS 41.17.100 AS 46.03.010 AS 46.03.020 AS 46.03.320 AS 46.03.330 AS 46.03.730

History

Eff. 2/15/98, Register 145; am 3/31/2002, Register 161; am 11/30/2003, Register 168; am 9/30/2007, Register 183; am 4/10/2010, Register 194