Section 489.06. Public participation and consultation.

 

(1)  Upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action, a federal agency shall make available for review its draft conformity determination under ss. NR 489.08 and 489.085 with supporting materials which describe the analytical methods, assumptions and conclusions relied upon in making the applicability analysis and draft conformity determination.

(2)  A federal agency shall make public its draft conformity determination under ss. NR 489.08 and 489.085 by placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the areas affected by the action and by providing 30 days for written public comment prior to taking any formal action on the draft determination. This comment period may be concurrent with any other public involvement, such as occurs in the NEPA process.

(3)  A federal agency shall document its response to all the comments received on its draft conformity determination under ss. NR 489.08 and 489.085 and make the comments and responses available, upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action, within 30 days of the final conformity determination.

(4)  A federal agency shall make public its final conformity determination under ss. NR 489.08 and 489.085 for a federal action by placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the areas affected by the action within 30 days of the final conformity determination.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1995, No. 477 , eff. 10-1-95 ; am. Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99.