Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-504 - Public Notice

A. This Section applies to issuance, revision, or renewal of a general permit.

B. The Director shall provide public notice for any proposed new general permit, for any revision of an existing general permit, and for renewal of an existing general permit.

C. The Director shall publish notice of the proposed general permit once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county and shall provide at least 30 days from the date of the first notice for public comment. The notice shall describe the following:

1. The proposed permit;

2. The category of sources that would be affected;

3. The air contaminants which the Director expects to be emitted by a typical facility in the class and the class as a whole;

4. The Director's proposed actions and effective date for the actions;

5. Locations where documents relevant to the proposed permit will be available during normal business hours;

6. The name, address, and telephone number of a person within the Department who may be contacted for further information;

7. The address where any person may submit comments or request a public hearing and the date and time by which comments or a public hearing request are required to be received;

8. The process by which sources may obtain authorization to operate under the general permit.

D. A copy of the notice required by subsection (C), shall be sent to the Administrator through the appropriate regional office, and to all other state and local air pollution control agencies in the state. The notice shall also be sent to any other agency in the state having responsibility for implementing the procedures required under 40 CFR 51, I. For general permits under which operation may be authorized in lieu of Class I permits, the Director shall provide the proposed final permit to the Administrator after public and affected state review. No Class I permit shall be issued if the Administrator properly objects to its issuance in writing within 45 days from receipt of the proposed final permit and any necessary supporting information from the Director.

E. By no later than the date notice is first published under subsection (A), the Department shall make copies of the following materials available at a public location in each county and at each Department office:

1. The proposed general permit;

2. The Department's analysis in support of the grant of the general permit;

3. All other materials available to the Director that are relevant to the permit decision.

E F. Written comments to the Director shall include the name of the person and the person's agent or attorney and shall clearly set forth reasons why the general permit should or should not be issued pursuant to the criteria for issuance in A.R.S. §§ 49-426 and 49-427 and this Chapter.

F G. At the time a general permit is issued, the Director shall make available a response to all relevant comments on the proposed permit raised during the public comment period and during any requested public hearing. The response shall specify which provisions, if any, of the proposed permit have been changed and the reason for the changes. The Director shall also notify in writing any petitioner and each person who has submitted written comments on the proposed general permit or requested notice of the final permit decision.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-504

Former Section R9-3-504 repealed, new Section R9-3-504 adopted effective May 14, 1979 (Supp. 79-1). Amended effective October 2, 1979 (Supp. 79-5). Amended effective July 9, 1980 (Supp. 80-4). Former Section R9-3-504 renumbered without change as Section R18-2-504 (Supp. 87-3). Amended effective September 26, 1990 (Supp. 90-3). Former Section R18-2-504 renumbered to R18-2-704; new Section R18-2-504 adopted effective November 15, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 333, effective 3/21/2017.