1. (a) Public comment hearings shall be commenced by advertising the hearing prior to the hearing date in a manner consistent with RSA 91-A, including:

   1. (1) A minimum of one local newspaper, if a local issue;
   2. (2) A newspaper of state-wide circulation if an issue affecting the state in general, or more than one municipality;
   3. (3) The department’s internet website; or
   4. (4) The calendars published by the New Hampshire house of representatives and the New Hampshire senate.
2. (b) Pursuant to RSA 236:94, notice of a public hearing for a state junkyard license application shall be published in a newspaper having a circulation within the municipality not less than 7 days before the date of the hearing.

3. (c) Notice for public comment hearings shall include:

   1. (1) The date, time and place of the hearing;
   2. (2) A brief description of the issue or issues to be covered;
   3. (3) The name of the person to contact for more information;
   4. (4) The place where a copy of documents or plans to be presented at the hearing may be obtained;
   5. (5) A statement that the record shall be held open for 10 calendar days after the hearing has been concluded for the submission of written materials; and
   6. (6) A statement as to whether continuation of a public comment hearing will be published, as required by statute.

Source. #4174, eff 12-1-86; EXPIRED 12-1-90 New. #5563, eff 1-28-93, EXPIRED: 1-28-99 New. #7927-B, eff 7-26-03, EXPIRED: 7-26-11