(a)

1. (1) When the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality issues a draft permitting decision, notice of the draft permitting decision shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility or activity proposed to be permitted is located or, for a statewide permit, in a newspaper of statewide circulation.
2. (2) When the Division of Environmental Quality causes the notice to be published, the notice may be combined with other notices of permitting decisions.
3. (3) The Division of Environmental Quality shall provide or approve the format of the notice and shall keep the proof of publication of the notice in the permit file.

(b) The notice shall include:

1. (1) The name and telephone number of the division of the Division of Environmental Quality responsible for the draft permitting decision;
2. (2) The name and business address of the applicant;
3. (3) The type of permit for which the permitting decision is proposed to be issued;
4. (4) The date of issuance of the draft permitting decision;
5. (5) A brief summary of the draft permitting decision;
6. (6) A statement that the draft permitting decision is available for copying at the Division of Environmental Quality;

7. (7)

   1. (A) A statement that the submission of written comments by any person will be accepted by the Division of Environmental Quality during the public comment period.
   2. (B) The appropriate addresses for receiving written comments shall be listed in the public notice; and
8. (8) A statement that any interested person may request a public hearing on the draft permitting decision during public comment period or the Division of Environmental Quality may combine the notice of public comment period with the notice of public hearing if it is already known that a hearing will be held.

(c)

1. (1) The applicant shall pay the costs of publication of notice of a draft permitting decision to issue a permit.
2. (2) The applicant shall provide proof of publication and proof of payment, i.e., a paid receipt, of all costs of publication.