74:36:20:11Public participation in permitting process.

The department must provide a copy of the draft permit to the applicant. The department must publish a public notice of the draft permit once in a legal newspaper in the county where the source is located. The notice must include: (1) A brief statement describing the source and where it is located; (2) The department's recommendation and the reasons for it; (3) The activity or activities involved in the permit action; (4) A statement that a person may submit comments or contest the draft permit within thirty days after the publication of the notice; (5) A description of the procedures a person must follow to contest the draft permit and request a hearing in accordance with article 74:09; and (6) A statement describing where copies of the draft permit or other information may be obtained. The department must provide to the interested parties at least thirty days' prior notice of any hearing to contest a draft permit.

Source: 36 SDR 207, effective June 28, 2010; 39 SDR 219, effective June 25, 2013; 52 SDR 27, effective September 17, 2025.