S.C. Code Regs. 19-450.8 - Comments by Public on Permit Application
A. Comments From Interested Persons. Any
person who may be affected by the grant or denial of the permit, or the
conditions under which a permit may be granted, may submit, in writing,
comments or objections to the proposed activity to the Department. These
comments will be received by the Department for 15 days after a public notice
is published in a newspaper by the applicant or within thirty (30) days after
public notice of the proposed activity is distributed by federal or state
agencies, whichever is later. The comments may include a request that the
commentor be notified of the initial decision. The comments of interested
persons shall be public records available to the applicant and all interested
persons and the applicant may respond to them.
B. Public Informational Hearings. The
Department may hold public hearings if such hearing are deemed necessary to
receive information from the public or obtain local public comment and whenever
twenty (20) or more individual written requests are received during the public
comment period. The hearings shall be held after at least fifteen (15) days
notice and whenever possible, in the county where the project is to be located.
Besides an oral presentation, a copy of the comments and the supporting
material should be submitted in writing, or if not in writing a summary of the
comments received be prepared by the Department for inclusion in the record.
Written comments on the matters raised at the Public Informational Hearing may
be made within 15 days of that hearing.
C. Application and Related Documents
Available to Public. The application for a permit, any amendments thereto, any
official comments on the application by agencies or comments by the public
including joint or individual statements of objections, any notice of failure
of conciliation, any proposal for replacement or compensation for unavoidable
detriments, and any comments thereto, all records and statements from the
public informational hearing and comments thereon and all extensions of time
and other scheduling matters and the decision by the Department, and all
similar documents filed with the Department shall be available to the public as
provided by law.
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