1. (a) The department shall provide an opportunity for applicants and the public to review and comment on the proposed IUP and the preliminary PPL in accordance with this section.

2. (b) The department shall:

   1. (1) Schedule a non-adjudicative public hearing to receive comments on the proposed IUP and the preliminary PPL;
   2. (2) Establish a deadline for receiving written public comments, which shall be not less than 5 non-holiday weekdays after the public hearing;
   3. (3) At least 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled public hearing, send to each person that filed a pre-application a notice of the hearing and deadline for public comment together with a copy of, or a link to, the proposed IUP and the preliminary PPL; and

   4. (4) At least 7 calendar days prior to the date of the hearing, post on its website, www.des.nh.gov:

      1. a. A notice that the proposed IUP and preliminary PPL are available for review and comment, together with the date, time, and place of the public hearing and the deadline for submitting comments; and
      2. b. A copy of the proposed IUP and preliminary PPL.

3. (c) The department shall:

   1. (1) Conduct the public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Env-C 200 that apply to non-adjudicative proceedings;
   2. (2) Provide information about the proposed IUP and the preliminary PPL; and
   3. (3) Accept oral and written comments on the documents.
4. (d) After the end of the public comment period, the department shall consider all comments received and finalize the proposed IUP and preliminary PPL by making such adjustments as are appropriate based on the comments, including but not limited to revising the number of priority points assigned to a project based on additional or revised information and re-ordering the projects to account for the changed point totals.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Dw 1100) #13160, eff 1-20-21