31 Tex. Admin. Code § 506.32 - Public Notice and Comment

(a) Upon receipt of an administratively complete consistency certification for a proposed federal agency action, the council secretary shall publish public notice of the consistency certification on the council's web site and in the Texas Register.

(b) The public notice shall provide a summary of the proposed activity, announce the availability of the consistency certification for inspection, and request comment on whether the federal agency action should be referred to the council for review and whether the action is or is not consistent with the CMP goals and policies. Comments shall be submitted to the council secretary within 30 days of publication of the notice on the council's web site.

(c) When appropriate, the chair or any three members of the council may extend the public comment period or schedule a public hearing on:

(1) the consistency certification; and

(2) whether referral to the council is appropriate.

(d) After the close of the public comment period, the council members shall consider any comments received in response to the public notice and determine whether the proposed federal agency action presents a significant unresolved dispute regarding consistency with the CMP goals and policies and should be placed on the agenda of the council for review. Upon council members' decision, the council secretary shall immediately notify all council members, applicant, federal agency, and other affected parties, if any.

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31 Tex. Admin. Code § 506.32

The provisions of this §506.32 adopted to be effective June 15, 1995, 19 TexReg 7695; amended to be effective November 3, 1995, 20 TexReg 8676; amended to be effective August 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 8046; Entire chapter transferred to be Title 31, Chapter 30 by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 43, October 28, 2022, TexReg 7301, eff. 12/1/2022