                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT CERTIFICATION OF SITE APPROVAL (§ 10.1-1444)

A. The Board shall conduct a public hearing on the draft certification not less
than fifteen nor more than thirty days after the first publication of notice. A
quorum of the Board shall be present. The hearing shall be conducted in the host
community.

B. Notice of the hearing shall be made at the applicant&#8217;s expense and in
the manner provided in § 10.1-1447. It shall include:

   1. A brief description of the terms and conditions of the draft certification;

   2. Information describing the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing;

   3. The name, address and telephone number of an official designated by the
   Board from whom interested persons may obtain access to documents and
   information concerning the proposed facility and the draft application;

   4. A brief description of the rules and procedures to be followed at the
   hearing and the time for receiving comments; and

   5. The name, address and telephone number of an official designated by the
   Board to receive written comments on the draft certification.

C. The Board shall designate a person to act as hearing officer for the receipt
of comments and testimony at the public hearing. The hearing officer shall
conduct the hearing in an expeditious and orderly fashion, according to such
rules and procedures as the Board shall prescribe.

D. A transcript of the hearing shall be made and shall be incorporated into the
hearing record.

E. Within fifteen days after the close of the hearing, the hearing officer shall
deliver a copy of the hearing record to each member of the Board. The hearing
officer may prepare a summary to accompany the record, and this summary shall
become part of the record.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 492, § 10-300; 1988, c. 891.