§1426 Public Notice and Hearings

Summary

The Administrator must give public notice in the Federal Register and let people review the files before issuing, transferring, or greatly changing licenses or permits, or making rules under this chapter. People get at least 60 days after the notice to send written comments. The Administrator must hold a public hearing in a suitable place and can use other ways to inform people and invite comments. If there are specific, important factual disputes, the Administrator must hold at least one adjudicatory hearing in the District of Columbia under section 554 of title 5. The hearing record will be part of the Administrator’s decision, and hearings should be joined with other agencies’ hearings when practical.