Section 7-509 - Public participation(a) Upon submission of a proposed response action plan, the participant: (1) Shall publish a notice of a proposed response action plan once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the geographical area in which the eligible property is located that shall include: (i) A summary of the proposed response action plan;(ii) The name and address of the participant and eligible property;(iii) The name, address, and telephone number of the office within the Department from which information about the proposed response action plan may be obtained;(iv) An address to which persons may submit written comments about the proposed response action plan;(v) A deadline for the close of the public comment period by which written comments must be received by the Department; and(vi) The date and location of the public informational meeting; and(2) Shall post at the eligible property a notice of intent to conduct a response action plan at that property.(b) The Department shall receive written comments from the public for 30 days after publication and posting required under this section or 5 days after the public informational meeting required under this section, whichever is later.(c) The Department shall hold a public informational meeting on the proposed response action plan at the participant's expense within 40 days after the publication of the notice in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section.