Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 4.50 - Public hearing on proposed actions
(1) DATE AND
LOCATION.
(a)
1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the
commission shall hold a public hearing on a proposed action for which it has
prepared an EIS before making a final decision. The commission shall hold the
hearing at least 30 days after publishing a notice of hearing and distributing
the final EIS under s.
PSC 4.30(5) (b).
2. The commission may reduce the review
period prior to hearing for cause, as provided in s.
PSC 4.30(5) (d) 2.
Note: Section 1.11(2) (d), Stats., also requires the commission to wait at least 15 days after publishing a newspaper notice of a hearing, before holding the hearing.
(b) Concerning a proposed action of statewide
significance, the commission may hold the public hearing in Madison. For other
proposed actions the commission shall, as specified in s.
1.11(2) (d), Stats., hold a hearing in the locality
affected.
(2) HEARING
NOTICE. In addition to the notice requirements specified for a hearing in s.
1.11(2) (d), Stats.:
(a) The commission shall mail a notice of
hearing to known interested persons and others specified in s.
PSC 4.30(4) (d).
(b) The commission may require a project
applicant to place one or more advertisements about the project and the hearing
in the news media.
(3)
CONDUCT OF THE HEARING. The commission shall conduct the public hearing under
this section as a contested case proceeding, in accordance with ss.
227.44 to
227.50,
Stats., or, if the proposed action involves rule making or a proposal for
legislation, in accordance with s.
227.18,
Stats. At the hearing commission staff shall offer the final EIS into evidence.
The commission staff shall testify about the preparation of the final EIS and
the issues it identifies, and may provide other relevant information on the
environmental aspects of the case that may have come to its attention. The
commission shall receive the final EIS into evidence. The commission may also
receive testimony at the hearing regarding the environmental aspects of the
case and the content of the final EIS.
(4) ORDER. The commission shall distribute a
copy of its order on the proposed action to each agency responding to the draft
EIS or the final EIS, to each party to the proceeding and to any person who
requests a copy.
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