<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 20.79.02.02" title_num="20" subtitle_num="79" chapter_num="02" heading="Notice and Distribution of Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The applicant shall submit to the Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>One paper original of the application; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>One electronic copy of the application, including all attachments, in the format determined by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In addition to filing the application with the Commission, the applicant shall simultaneously mail or provide an electronic copy of the application to the following persons (if by mail, number of copies):</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The governing body and, if applicable, the executive of each county or municipal corporation in which any portion of the project will be located (one copy each);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The governing body and, if applicable, the executive of each county or municipal corporation within 1 mile of the proposed location of the project (one copy each);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Each member of the General Assembly representing any part of each county in which any portion of the project will be located (one copy each, if requested);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Each member of the General Assembly representing any part of each county within 1 mile of the proposed location of the project (one copy each, if requested);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The planning and zoning commission of each county and municipal corporation in which the project will be located (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Each owner of land, and each owner of adjacent land, on which proposed transmission lines will be located (notice only);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The Department of the Environment, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Director, Air and Radiation Administration (one copy); and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Director, Water and Science Administration (one copy);</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The Department of Planning (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>The Department of Natural Resources, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Department Secretary (one copy); and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Power Plant Research Program (one copy);</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>The Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Committee (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>The Department of Commerce (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The Department of Transportation (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>The Maryland Aviation Administration (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>The State Highway Administration, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Administrator (one copy); and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Chief of Utilities Division, Office of Construction (one copy);</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>The U.S. Department of Interior (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>The Federal Aviation Administration (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>The Maryland Energy Administration (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>The Maryland Department of Health (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>The Maryland Historical Trust, Department of Planning (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>The Office of People's Counsel (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>Superintendent, Shenandoah National Park (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>The local electric company or cooperative (one copy);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (one copy); and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>The U.S. Department of Defense (one copy).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The applicant shall either mail a copy or provide an electronic copy of the application to any other State or local agency that may be affected.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For a proposed qualifying generating station, the applicant shall send by first-class mail a letter notice of the filing of the application to all residential and business addresses within a 1-mile radius of the proposed facility site for an urban area, and within a 3-mile radius of the proposed facility site for a rural area, and the letter notification shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A fact sheet on the filed application, including the applicant’s name and website;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The type of project to be constructed and its nameplate capacity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The project’s location;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The assigned case number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The location at which the public may physically review the application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The applicant’s designated community liaison officer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Other relevant information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The prehearing conference date;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>The deadline for filing petitions to intervene;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A fact sheet concerning the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity process; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Information on how to access the applicant’s EJSCREEN Reports.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The applicant shall place a copy of the application as filed with the Commission at the public library branch closest to the proposed site of the facility, or other locations near the proposed site of the facility that permit public access and have adequate facilities for reviewing the application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>For fossil fuel generating stations subject to the requirements for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Public Utilities Article, §§7-207, 7-207.1, and 7-208, Annotated Code of Maryland, including those for which a waiver has been denied, the applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Post, at minimum, one large sign at the site of the proposed facility that is visible from the streets, subject to applicable local restrictions and regulations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>File with the Commission, as an exhibit to its application, at least one picture of each posted sign; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For a proposed qualifying generating station, file with the Commission a signed certification of the notification mailings in accordance with §D of this regulation, along with a complete list of mailing recipient names and addresses.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>