La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § IX-309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-309 - Notice, Hearing

A. Upon receipt of an application for designation of any formation in Louisiana as a tight formation, the commissioner, after assigning a docket number to such application, shall schedule a public hearing on the application and shall cause a notice of the application to be published in the official journal of the state of Louisiana. Such notice shall be published at least 10 days before the hearing and shall include:

1. a statement of the time, place, and nature of the hearing;

2. a statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;

3. a reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules involved;

4. a short and plain statement of the matters asserted.

B. Any interested party shall be afforded an opportunity to present evidence in support of or in opposition to the subject application at the hearing held pursuant to §309. A hereof.

C. Applicant will be required to purchase one copy of the transcript of the hearing from the applicable court reporting service. Such copy will be mailed directly to the commissioner from the applicable court reporting service and will be made a part of the notice of determination submitted to the FERC.

D. The commissioner shall mail a notice of his determination to the applicant. Upon request, a copy of the notice of determination will be mailed to any interested party.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § IX-309

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 6:514 (August 1980).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501.