Section 1080.20 Notice and Review of Conservation Plans

Section 1080

Section 1080.20  Notice and

Review of Conservation Plans

a)         After receipt of a conservation plan, the Department shall,

within 30 days, review the conservation plan to determine if all required

information has been provided by the applicant and:

1)         acknowledge receipt of the complete conservation plan in

writing; or

2)         notify the applicant in writing of any deficiencies in the

conservation plan and provide the applicant an opportunity to supply additional

information to the Department.  Any late-breaking or additional information

will be considered part of the conservation plan for purposes of this Part.

b)         When the applicant is notified by the Department that the

conservation plan contains the information required by Section 1080.10(a), the

applicant shall place a notice in a local newspaper of general circulation in

the locality of the proposed action at least once a week for 3 consecutive

weeks.  At least 13 days shall elapse between the first and last publications

of the notice. The notice shall also be published one time in the official

State newspaper and within 7 business days of the first publication in a local

newspaper of general circulation.  A copy of the notice as it will appear in

the newspaper shall be submitted to the Department for approval before the

first publication.  The notice shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1)         the name and mailing address of the applicant;

2)         a map or description that clearly shows or describes the

precise location and boundaries of both the area to be affected by the proposed

project and any areas to be affected by provisions of the conservation plan and

is sufficient to enable local residents to readily identify the subject areas.

It must include towns, bodies of water, local landmarks, or any other

information that would identify the subject areas

that clearly shows or describes the

precise location and boundaries of both the area to be affected by the proposed

project and any areas to be affected by provisions of the conservation plan and

is sufficient to enable local residents to readily identify the subject areas.

It must include towns, bodies of water, local landmarks, or any other

information that would identify the subject areas.  If a map is used, it shall

indicate the north direction;

3)         a summary of the incidental taking for which authorization is

being requested;

4)         a summary of the measures that will be instituted to minimize

and mitigate the effects of the proposed incidental taking;

5)         the location where a copy of the conservation plan is

available for inspection;

6)         the street and e-mail address of the office of the Department

to which comments on the conservation plan may be submitted; and

7)         the closing date for receipt of written comments on the

conservation plan.

c)         The

applicant shall:

1)         provide copies of the conservation plan to be available for

review at the nearest public library in the county or counties in which the

proposed action will occur.  Copies distributed for public review shall not

include any trade secrets as defined by the Illinois Trade Secrets Act [765

ILCS 1065/2(d)]; and

2)         provide copies of the conservation plan to the Executive

Director of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (Board).

d)         After the applicant's public notice is approved by the

Department, the Department shall provide notice of the receipt of the

conservation plan to any person who has requested notice.  The Department shall

maintain a permanent list of those persons or organizations that wish to be

notified of all conservation plans it receives.