Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-1a-6 - Public scoping procedure
(a)
Required
public scoping. A sponsoring agency shall conduct public scoping for
those actions listed as requiring public scoping in the generic or applicable
agency-specific environmental classification document.
(b)
Scoping determinations. An
agency shall specifically assess an action or category of action, which is not
listed or otherwise addressed in the generic environmental classification
document or an agency-specific environmental classification document in
accordance with section
22a-1a-4(b)
or section
22a-1a-4(c)
of the CEPA regulations, to determine whether it requires public scoping. An
agency may complete the applicable portion of the environmental review
checklist to assist in and document this assessment as necessary.
(c) A sponsoring agency may, at its
discretion, conduct public scoping or hold a public scoping meeting for any
action. Any discretionary public scoping or public scoping meeting shall follow
the procedures in this section.
(d)
Public scoping conducted in accordance with this section will satisfy the
requirement of section 22a-1b of the Act to conduct early public
scoping.
(e)
Public scoping
notice. The sponsoring agency shall initiate public scoping by
publishing notice of such process in the Environmental Monitor. The public
scoping notice shall be on a form required for publication in the Environmental
Monitor and shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and brief description of the
action;
(2) A description of the
purpose and need of the action, and any relevant site selection
criteria;
(3) Any considered
locations for the action;
(4)
Figures, maps, or plans, if available;
(5) Date, time and location of any public
scoping meeting planned by the sponsoring agency, or the procedure to request a
public scoping meeting if one is not planned;
(6) Duration of the public comment period,
which shall end no less than thirty (30) days after the publication of the
notice or, if a public scoping meeting is planned, not less than five (5) days
after the public scoping meeting, whichever is later;
(7) The procedure for submitting comments;
and
(8) Any other information
deemed necessary by the sponsoring agency.
(f)
Public scoping meeting. A
public scoping meeting shall be held if requested in accordance with section
22a-1b of the Act. If, prior to publishing a public scoping notice, the
sponsoring agency has decided to hold a public scoping meeting, information
regarding the date, time, and location of the public scoping meeting shall be
included in the public scoping notice; otherwise, notice of the public scoping
meeting that includes the same information required pursuant to subsection (e)
of this section shall be submitted for publication in the Environmental Monitor
on a form required for publication in the Environmental Monitor.
(g)
Public comments. During the
public scoping comment period, which includes the public scoping meeting, any
person may submit written comments to the sponsoring agency or state oral
comments at the public scoping meeting on the extent and nature of any
environmental effects of the action. If the commenter is a state agency, such
state agency shall also provide the information pursuant to section
22a-1b(b)(6) of the Act.
(h)
Consideration of public comments. The sponsoring agency shall
consider any comments received pursuant to this section in determining whether
the action requires an environmental impact evaluation or in preparing a
post-scoping notice in accordance with the section
22a-1a-7
of the CEPA regulations.
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