Section R18-2-504. Public Notice

A.      This Section applies to issuance, revision, or renewal of a gen- eral 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 per- mit 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 per- mit 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.      For general permits under which operation may be authorized in lieu of Class I permits, the Director shall give notice of the proposed general permit to each affected state at the same time that the proposed general permit goes out for public notice. 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 pro- posed final permit and any necessary supporting information from the Director.

E.       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.       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.

Historical Note

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).