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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING ON
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY LICENSE In accordance with 23-18.9-9 of the Rhode Island General Laws, the Department of Environmental Management ("Department") announces its intent to deny a license to operate a Solid Waste Management Facility to New England Ecological Development Inc.(NEED), located at 23 Green Hill Road in Johnston, Rhode Island. An informational workshop on this facility will be held in Room 300 of the DEM headquarters building at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, R.I. on September 5, 2002 at 5:30 PM. Representatives of the Department will be available to discuss the license application, the basis of the Department's Notice of Intent to Deny, and a description of the procedures for reaching a final decision on the license application. The discussion of administrative procedures shall also include the beginning and ending period for public comment, the address where comments will be received, information on the public comment hearing, the procedures by which the public may participate in the final decision, and the contact person for further information. The application and draft license may be reviewed, upon appointment, at the following address: Department of Environmental Management Office of Waste Management, 235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2797 Attention: Angela Shulman The public comment hearing will be held on the license application in Room 300 on the third floor of the DEM headquarters building at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, R.I. on November 7, 2002 at 5:30 PM. Following the public hearing, the Department will continue to accept written comments from all interested parties on the application for an additional thirty(30) days following the close of the hearing, at the following address: Department of Environmental Management Office of Waste Management, 235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2797 extension 7512 Attention: Attention: Walid Ali The Department's final decision on the application will be made within ninety (90) days after the close of the public comment period. The DEM headquarters is accessible to the handicapped. The DEM will provide interpreter service to the hearing impaired, provided that a request for this service is made in writing to the above address or by calling 222-2797 (ext. 7508) at least forty-eight hours prior to the hearing. Date: August 23, 2002 Leo Hellested, Chief, Office of Waste Management |
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