15A NCAC 01C .0106      SCOPING AND HEARINGS

When DEQ is the state project agency, DEQ shall utilize scoping and hearing processes to the extent appropriate to the complexity, potential for environmental effects, and level of expressed interest associated with the proposed action. Scoping and hearing processes are public processes designed to determine the types of environmental issues to be addressed in environmental documents. They are open processes intended to obtain the view of other agencies and the public in order for state agencies to make informed decisions.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A‑2; 113A‑4; 113A‑6; 143B‑10;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2022.