OAR 141-093-0110: Public Review Process for Authorizing Projects under a GP

(1) Circulation of the Application for Public Review. Once the application has been deemed complete, the Department will provide notification of the availability of the application for review either by U.S. mail or electronically (e.g., facsimile, e-mail, posting on the internet) to adjacent property owners, watershed councils, public interest groups, affected local government land use planning departments, state agencies, federal agencies and tribal governments in the geographic area affected by the permit. (2) Copies of the Application by Request. The Department will furnish to any member of the public, upon written request and at the expense of the member of the public, a printed copy of any application. (3) Deadline for Receipt of Public Comments. All recommendations and comments regarding the application must be submitted in writing to the Department within the period established by the Department, but not more than 15 calendar days from the date of the notice. If a commenter fails to comment on the application within the comment period, the Department will assume the commenter has no objection to the project. (4) Department Review of Public Comments. The Department will review and consider substantive comments received during the public review period. The Department may request the applicant to provide additional information to address comments.