Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2A-26
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Tier II or III applications - Draft denial or permit
Official statutory text
A. Upon conclusion of its technical review of a Tier II or III
application within the permitting timeframes established by rules
promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture, the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall prepare a draft
denial or draft permit.
1. Notice of a draft denial shall be given by the Department
and notice of a draft permit shall be given by the applicant.
2. Notice of the draft denial or draft permit shall be
published as legal notice in one newspaper of general circulation
local to the proposed new site or existing facility. The notice
shall identify public locations where the draft denial or draft
permit may be reviewed, including a public location in the county
where the proposed new site or existing facility is located, and
shall provide for a set time period for public comment and for the
opportunity to request a formal public meeting on the respective
draft denial or draft permit. The time period shall be set at least
thirty (30) calendar days after the date the notice is published
unless a longer time is required by federal regulations promulgated
as rules by the Board. In lieu of the notice of opportunity to
request a public meeting, notice of the date, time, and place of a
public meeting may be given, if previously scheduled.
B. Upon the publication of notice of a draft permit, the
applicant shall make the draft permit and the application, except
for proprietary provisions otherwise protected by law, available for
public review at a public location in the county where the proposed
new site or existing facility is located.
application within the permitting timeframes established by rules
promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture, the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall prepare a draft
denial or draft permit.
1. Notice of a draft denial shall be given by the Department
and notice of a draft permit shall be given by the applicant.
2. Notice of the draft denial or draft permit shall be
published as legal notice in one newspaper of general circulation
local to the proposed new site or existing facility. The notice
shall identify public locations where the draft denial or draft
permit may be reviewed, including a public location in the county
where the proposed new site or existing facility is located, and
shall provide for a set time period for public comment and for the
opportunity to request a formal public meeting on the respective
draft denial or draft permit. The time period shall be set at least
thirty (30) calendar days after the date the notice is published
unless a longer time is required by federal regulations promulgated
as rules by the Board. In lieu of the notice of opportunity to
request a public meeting, notice of the date, time, and place of a
public meeting may be given, if previously scheduled.
B. Upon the publication of notice of a draft permit, the
applicant shall make the draft permit and the application, except
for proprietary provisions otherwise protected by law, available for
public review at a public location in the county where the proposed
new site or existing facility is located.
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