IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES

Subpart 1. Meetings with petitioner and political subdivision. Within 40 days after the board has accepted a petition for review, the chair shall prepare a compilation of the issues which may be relevant to the supplementary review. To assist in the identification of these issues, the chair may meet with the petitioner and representatives of the political subdivision, either separately or together, or the chair may request a written statement of the issues which the petitioner and the political subdivision believe should be addressed in the review. Subp. 2. Public meetings. Within 60 days after the board has accepted a petition for review, the board shall hold an informal public meeting in the area where the facility is proposed. The purpose of this meeting shall be to permit members of the public to discuss the issues which should be reviewed by the board. Subp. 3. Public meeting procedures. The board shall announce the public meeting by providing press releases to newspapers and radio and television stations in the area where the facility is proposed and by letter to the political subdivisions within which the facility is proposed to be located. The meeting shall be held in the area in which the facility is proposed to be located. The meeting shall be conducted by the chair or the chair's designee. Copies of the compilation of issues prepared by the chair shall be available for review. Members of the public shall be given an opportunity to suggest additional issues which should be considered and present reasons why particular issues should or should not be considered. A summary of the issues raised at the public meeting shall be prepared.