OAR 690-053-0015
Notice Requirements
(1)
The Department shall give notice of amendment applications received by publication in the Department’s weekly notice “Public Notice of Water Use Requests.” Any person interested in an amendment application shall submit written comments to the Department within 30 days of the weekly notice or the last day of the newspaper notice in 690-053-0015 (Notice Requirements)(2), whichever is later.(2)
After notice is published by the Department, the applicant shall arrange for publication of a notice provided by the Department in an appropriate newspaper having general circulation in the area in which the hydroelectric facility is located for a period of at least two weeks and not less than one publication each week. The applicant shall provide the Department with a certificate of publication.(3)
The notice must include the following information about the application:(a)
The application and project file number.(b)
The county of use.(c)
The type of amendment proposed.(d)
The applicants name and address.(e)
The date by which comments on the amendment application must be received by the Department.(f)
A statement that upon issuance of a draft proposed final order any person may file with the Department a protest against the approval of the application on the grounds of injury to an existing water right and impacts to fish and wildlife values or water quality.(4)
The Department shall send notice of all amendment applications to the planning departments of affected local governments, Indian tribes with lands inside the project boundary or with hunting and fishing rights within the project boundary, state natural resource agencies and the Hydroelectric Application Review Team if one was formed, and any federal agencies with jurisdiction over the project. Agency comments must be received within 30 days after the last date of publication shown on the notice to file comments. Notice shall be sent by regular mail, or with the consent of the recipient, by electronic means.
Source:
Rule 690-053-0015 — Notice Requirements, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=690-053-0015.