Conn. Agencies Regs. § 25-37d-4 - Plenary rulings-public hearing
(a) If, upon
receipt of a complete permit application, the Commissioner finds that the
proposed action does or may have a significant adverse impact upon the present
and future purity and adequacy of the public drinking water supply, and if the
Commissioner finds that any proposed conditions or restrictions in use are not
or may not be sufficient to maintain the purity and adequacy of the public
drinking water supply or be sufficiently enforceable against subsequent owners,
lessees and assignees, then the Commissioner shall appoint a professional
review team as provided by section
25-37d
of the Connecticut General Statutes, and docket the application for a public
hearing.
(b) The location of the
public hearing shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner.
(c) Notice of the hearing shall be published
at least once not more than forty-five (45) days and not fewer than fifteen
(15) days before the date set for the hearing in a newspaper having a general
circulation in the community where the proposed action is to take place. In
addition to notification of the general public through newspaper publication,
the Commissioner shall give notice to the applicants, all parties and
intervenors, and may notify the chief executive officer of the town or
municipality in which the proposed action is to take place of the pendency of
the application and such other town, municipalities, state agencies or persons
as the Commissioner deems appropriate.
(d) The notice of the public hearing shall
include:
(1) a statement of the time, place
and nature of the hearing;
(2) a
statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to
be held;
(3) a reference to the
particular sections of the statutes and regulations involved;
(4) a short and plain statement of the
matters asserted. If the Commissioner or other party is unable to state the
matters in detail at the time the notice is served, the initial notice may be
limited to a general statement of the issues involved. Thereafter upon
application a more definite and detailed statement shall be made available at
the Commissioner's office.
(e) The Commissioner may authorize a hearing
officer to conduct an inquiry and to preside at the public hearing. The
Commissioner may by order of the hearing officer require any party or other
participant that proposes to offer substantive, technical or expert testimony
to prefile such testimony in written form on such date before or during the
hearing as the presiding officer shall direct. Such prefiled written testimony
shall be received in evidence with the same force and effect as though it were
stated orally by the witnesses who have given the evidence, provided that each
witness shall be present at the hearing at which the prefiled testimony is
offered, shall adopt the written testimony under oath, and shall be made
available for cross examination as directed by the hearing officer. Prior to
its admission such written testimony shall be subject to objections by parties.
The hearing officer may subpoena witnesses and require the production of
records, papers and documents to the record of the public hearing.
(f) Opportunity shall be afforded all parties
to respond and present evidence and argument on all issues involved.
(g) Unless precluded by law, informal
disposition may be made of any contested case by stipulation, agreed
settlement, consent order, or default.
(h) The record of the public hearing shall
include:
(1) all pleadings, motions and
intermediate rulings;
(2) evidence
received or considered;
(3)
questions and offers of proof, objections and rulings thereon;
(4) any decision, opinion, or report by the
officer presiding at the hearing.
(i) Oral proceedings or any part thereof
shall be transcribed on request of any party or intervenor. The requesting
party or intervenor shall pay accordingly the cost of such transcript or part
thereof.
(j) Findings of fact shall
be based exclusively on the evidence and on matters officially
noticed.
Notes
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