1. (a) The Department will establish a period for receipt of public comment for each response for which the Department develops an administrative record.
2. (b) The comment period will commence on the date of publication of the notice of response in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
3. (c) The comment period will extend for at least 90 calendar days. Comment periods expiring on a weekend or State holiday will be extended to the first business day thereafter.
4. (d) During the public comment period, the Department will provide public access to the administrative record, as described in § 3.12(a)(1)—(6) (relating to content).
5. (e) Once the period for public comment is closed, no oral or written comments will be accepted by the Department for inclusion in the administrative record, except as provided in § § 3.32 and 3.33 (relating to closing the record; and reopening the record). The Department may extend the period for public comment after giving reasonable notice in the manner provided in § 3.22 or § 3.23 (relating to notice of prompt interim response; and notice of proposed response).

Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 3.12 (relating to content); 25 Pa. Code § 3.22 (relating to notice of prompt interim response); and 25 Pa. Code § 3.25 (relating to public hearing on the response).