1. (a) The department, consistent with federal law as required by RSA 107-D:3, II(c), shall conduct a public hearing on each proposed shipment route prior to issuing any permit for that route.

2. (b) Within 60 days of receiving a request for a high-level radioactive waste shipment route designation as set forth in Saf-C 6604.02, the department shall notify the following:

   1. (1) The department’s homeland security and emergency management division;
   2. (2) NH department of transportation;
   3. (3) NH department of health and human services; and
   4. (4) Other state agencies and political subdivisions that request such notification.

3. (c) Within 60 days of receiving an initial request for a high-level radioactive waste shipment route designation as set forth in Saf-C 6604.02, the department shall:

   1. (1) Schedule a public hearing;
   2. (2) Publish notice in a newspaper of statewide circulation including the date, time and location of the hearing as well as the route which is being reviewed; and
   3. (3) Provide specific notice to all towns, cities, municipalities and counties that the route traverses.
4. (d) Any subsequent request for the same high-level radioactive waste shipment route designation shall not require the scheduling of an additional public hearing.

Source. #7287, eff 5-24-00; ss by #9154, eff 5-8-08