Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:10 - Livestock Environmental Permitting › Chapter 901:10-6 - Public Notice and Information › Section 901:10-6-02 - Contents of public notices

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Applicability. This rule applies to
			 public notices for the issuance of or proposed actions to deny, suspend,
			 modify, or revoke permits to install, permits to operate, and NPDES permits.
			 This rule applies to the issuance of final orders pursuant to section
			 903.17 of the Revised Code. In
			 addition, this rule applies to public notices for the receipt of applications
			 for NPDES permits including notification of the public of an applicable
			 antidegradation review under section
			 6111.12 of the Revised Code.
			 Public notices shall include the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the office of the Ohio department of agriculture where department files and
			 records pertaining to the proposed action or issuance are located and may be
			 inspected and copied and instructions for persons desiring to obtain additional
			 information, including the NPDES mailing list provided for in rule
			 901:10-6-05 of
			 the Administrative Code.
(2) The
			 name and address of the applicant.
(3) A brief description of the applicant's
			 activities or operations.
(4) The
			 location of the facility and a short description of any discharge indicating
			 whether any discharge is a new or an existing discharge.
(5) A concise statement of the draft permit
			 or the proposed action.
(6) A
			 statement:
(a) That any interested person may
			 submit a written comment on the draft permit and may request a public meeting
			 within thirty days of appearance of public notice in a newspaper in the
			 affected county. A request for a public meeting shall be in writing and shall
			 state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the public meeting;
			 and
(b) The any person has a right
			 to provide a written or oral statement for the record at the public meeting if
			 a meeting is scheduled; and
(c)
			 That one public meeting shall be held prior to issuance of any final permit
			 decision when required by paragraph (C) of rule
			 901:10-6-04
			 and may be held where authorized by paragraph (D) of rule
			 901:10-6-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(7)
			 In addition, if the public notice is for an NPDES permit application or a draft
			 permit on an NPDES permit the public notice shall contain the following
			 information:
For a NPDES permit and permit to install application subject to
				an antidegradation review:
(a) A
			 statement summarizing the receipt of an application for an NPDES permit where
			 an antidegradation review is required;
(b) The date of issuance of the draft
			 permit;
(c) A statement on the
			 applicability of an antidegradation review in section
			 6111.12 of the Revised Code to
			 indicate whether waivers or exclusions of the policy apply or to indicate an
			 evaluation of issues related to lower water quality.
(d) A statement that the draft permit shall
			 become final on an effective date or event specified therein, unless:
(i) A public meeting is requested;
(ii) The director amends or withdraws the
			 draft permit; or
(iii) The draft
			 NPDES permit has been disapproved by the United States environmental protection
			 agency in accordance with rule
			 901:10-3-06
			 of the Administrative Code; and
(e) A statement on the applicability of any
			 of the requirements determined by the director in accordance with paragraph
			 (D)(2) of rule
			 901:10-3-01
			 of the Administrative Code.