Guidance Documents
Some of the files below are posted in MS Word and PDF formats. If you have problems opening them, please contact Ruth Ann Burke.
Licensing
Information regarding the application process, public participation in the licensing process, public hearings and appeals of licensing decisions.
- Guidance on Request for Board Jurisdiction (October 2020)
- Guidance on Participating in a Board Licensing Hearing (October 2020)
- Petitions to Intervene in a Licensing Hearing (June 2019)
- DEP Information Sheet / Public Participation in the Licensing Process (April 2018)
- DEP Information Sheet / Appealing a Department Licensing Decision (August 2021)
- DEP Infromation Sheet / Appealing a Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Licensing Decision (August 2021)
- Chapter 2, Rules Concerning the Processing of Applications and Other Administrative Matters (MS Word, from Secretary of State website)
- Chapter 3, Rules Concerning the Conduct of Licensing Hearings (MS Word, from Secretary of State website)
Rulemaking
Information regarding existing environmental rules, proposed rules, and guidance on public participation in rulemaking process.
- Guidance on Department Rulemaking (October 2020)
- Guidance on Public Comment at Time of Rule Adoption (October 2020)
- DEP Rulemaking Proposals -- Information on current rulemaking initiatives
- Petition for adoption or modification of a rule -- Link to 5 M.R.S.A. Chapter 375 Section 8055
- Secretary of State / Rules by Department / 06 Environmental Protection -- Link opens directly to the DEP's rules organized by chapter number.
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