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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 122FEDERAL OPERATING PERMITS PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER DPUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, PUBLIC NOTICE, AFFECTED STATE REVIEW, NOTICE AND COMMENT HEARING, NOTICE OF PROPOSED FINAL ACTION, EPA REVIEW, AND PUBLIC PETITION
RULE §122.312Public Announcement

(a) Public announcement requirements apply to minor permit revisions.

(b) The executive director shall publish an announcement of a draft permit for a minor permit revision on the commission's publicly accessible electronic media. The announcement shall contain the following:

  (1) permit application number;

  (2) permit holder's name and address;

  (3) description of the location of the site;

  (4) the location and availability of the following:

    (A) copies of the complete permit application;

    (B) the draft permit;

    (C) all other relevant supporting materials in the public files of the agency;

  (5) a description of the comment procedures, including the duration of the public announcement comment period; and

  (6) name, address, and phone number of the commission office to be contacted for further information.

(c) The executive director shall make a copy of the public announcement and date of publication accessible to the EPA and all local air pollution control agencies with jurisdiction in the county in which the site is located.

(d) The executive director shall furnish a notice of the public announcement to the air pollution control agency of any affected state.

(e) The executive director shall make available for public inspection the draft permit and the complete revision application throughout the comment period during business hours at the commission's central office and at the commission's regional office where the site is located.

(f) The executive director shall receive public comment for 30 days after the announcement of the draft permit is published. During the comment period, any person may submit written comments on the draft permit.

(g) The draft permit may be changed based on comments pertaining to whether the permit provides for compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(h) Public notice requirements satisfy public announcement requirements.

(i) The executive director shall respond to comments consistent with §122.345 of this title (relating to Notice of Proposed Final Action).


Source Note: The provisions of this §122.312 adopted to be effective November 10, 1997, 22 TexReg 10677

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