§ 27-1417. Citizen participation.\n 1. Citizen participation handbook. The commissioner shall prepare a\ncitizen participation handbook for the purpose of providing guidance to\napplicants in the design and implementation of meaningful citizen\nparticipation plans consistent with the requirements of this section for\nthe remediation of brownfield sites as provided in this title. Such\nhandbook shall encourage citizen involvement by outlining opportunities\nand recommended methods for effective citizen participation. The\ncommissioner shall make such handbook available to all applicants and\nother interested members of the public upon request and shall make it\navailable on the department's website.\n 2. Citizen participation plans. (a) The design of any citizen\nparticipation plan, including the level of citizen involvement and the\ntools utilized, shall take into account the scope and scale of the\nproposed remedial program, local interest and history, and other\nrelevant factors. While retaining flexibility, citizen participation\nplans shall embody the following principles of meaningful citizen\nparticipation:\n (1) opportunities for citizen involvement should be provided as early\nas possible in the decision making process prior to the selection of a\npreferred course of action by the department and/or the applicant.\n (2) activities proposed in such plan should be as reflective of the\ndiversity of interests and perspective found within the community as\npossible, allowing the public the opportunity to have their views heard\nand considered, which may include opportunities for two-way dialogue.\n (3) full, timely, and accessible disclosure and sharing of information\nby the department shall be provided, including the provision of\ntechnical data and the assumptions upon which the analyses are based.\n (b) All citizen participation plans shall include the following\nminimum elements:\n (1) identification of the interested public and preparation of a\nbrownfield site contact list;\n (2) identification of major issues of public concern related to the\nbrownfield site;\n (3) a description and schedule of public participation activities\nrequired pursuant to this section; and\n (4) a description and schedule of any additional public participation\nactivities needed to address public concerns.\n 3. Citizen participation requirements. (a) In addition to the formal\nmilestones listed below, the public may provide comments at any time\nduring the remedial program.\n (b) The person submitting a request for participation, in cooperation\nwith the department, shall provide a newspaper notice of the person's\nrequest to participate in the program. The person, in cooperation with\nthe department, shall also provide notice thereof to the brownfield site\ncontact list. Such notice shall provide for a thirty day public comment\nperiod following publication.\n (c) Before the department finalizes the remedial investigation\nworkplan, the applicant, in cooperation with the department, must notify\nindividuals on the brownfield site contact list. Such notice shall\ninclude a fact sheet describing such plan and provide for a thirty day\npublic comment period.\n (d) Before the department approves a proposed remedial investigation\nreport, the department, in consultation with the applicant, shall notify\nindividuals on the brownfield site contact list. Such notice shall\ninclude a fact sheet describing such report.\n (e) Upon the department's determination of significant threat pursuant\nto section 27-1411 of this title, the department must provide notice to\nindividuals on the brownfield site contact list. Such notice shall\ninclude a fact sheet describing the basis of the department's\ndetermination.\n (f) Before the department finalizes a proposed remedial work plan or\nmakes a determination that site conditions meet the requirements of this\ntitle without the necessity for remediation pursuant to section 27-1411\nof this titl
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