(b)

1. (1) OSM shall give notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to:

   1. (i) Local, State, and Federal agencies which may have an interest in the decision on the petition;
   2. (ii) The petitioner and the intervenors; and
   3. (iii) Any person known by OSM to have a property interest in the petitioned area.
2. (2) Notice of the hearing shall be sent by certified mail to the petitioner and intervenors, and by regular mail to other persons involved in the proceeding, and postmarked not less than 30 days before the scheduled date of the hearing.
3. (3) OSM shall notify the general public of the date, time, and location of the hearing by placing a newspaper advertisement once a week for 2 consecutive weeks prior to the scheduled date of the public hearing in the locale of the area covered by the petition and once during the week prior to the scheduled date of the public hearing. The consecutive weekly advertisements must begin between 4 and 5 weeks prior to the scheduled date of the public hearing.