Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Title 267 - NEBRASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION › Section 267-6-006 - NOTICE OF HEARING

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Time of
				Notice; Emergency Orders
Before any rule, regulation, or order, or amendment thereof,
				  shall be made by the Commission, there shall be held a public hearing upon at
				  least thirty (30) days notice at such time and place as may be prescribed by
				  the Commission and any interested person shall be entitled to be heard, except
				  that when an emergency requiring immediate action is found by the Commission to
				  exist, the Commission may issue an emergency order, without notice of hearing,
				  which shall be effective upon promulgation but shall remain effective for no
				  more than thirty (30) days.
006.02 Manner of Notice and Contents
When a proceeding has been instituted, either by the
				  Commission on its own motion or by a party, the Commission shall cause notice
				  of the hearing before the Commission to be given by personal service or by one
				  publication in a newspaper of general circulation in each county where the land
				  affected, or some part thereof, is situated. Said notice shall be issued in the
				  name of the State of Nebraska, shall be signed by a member of the Commission or
				  the Secretary of the Commission and shall specify the style and number of the
				  proceeding, the time and place of the hearing, the purpose of the proceeding
				  and the issues involved.
006.03 Notice by Personal Service
Should the Commission elect to give notice by personal
				  service as provided in Rule
				  6-006.02, such service may be made
				  by any officer authorized to serve summons, or by any agent of the Commission,
				  in the same manner and extent as is provided by law for the service of summons
				  in civil actions in the District Courts in this State. Proof of Service by such
				  agent shall be by his affidavit and Proof of Service by any officer shall be in
				  the form required by law with respect to service of process in civil
				  actions.
006.04 Service of
				Notice in Special Proceedings
006.04A In all
				cases where
006.04A1 there is an application
				for the entry of a pooling order under Section
				57-909
				R.S. Nebraska, or
006.04A2 there is
				an application for the entry of a unitization order under Section
				57-910
				to
				57-910.12
				R.S. Nebraska, notice of the hearing to be held on such application shall be
				served on the interested parties as hereinafter defined by certified mail at
				least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the hearing.
For the purpose of pooling applications filed under Section
				  57-909,
				  the term, "interested parties," shall mean those persons who own any oil or gas
				  leasehold, mineral or royalty interest in the tracts to be pooled.
For the purpose of unitization applications filed under
				  Section
				  57-910
				  to
				  57-910.12,
				  the term, "interested parties," shall mean those persons whose names are
				  required to be set forth in the application.
For the purpose of Carbon Dioxide Storage, the term
				  "interested parties" shall mean those persons that own the Reservoir
				  estate.