Maryland Environment Section 7-509

      (a)      Upon submission of a proposed response action plan, the participant:

            (1)      Shall publish a notice of a proposed response action plan once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the geographical area in which the eligible property is located that shall include:

                  (i)      A summary of the proposed response action plan;

                  (ii)      The name and address of the participant and eligible property;

                  (iii)      The name, address, and telephone number of the office within the Department from which information about the proposed response action plan may be obtained;

                  (iv)      An address to which persons may submit written comments about the proposed response action plan;

                  (v)      A deadline for the close of the public comment period by which written comments must be received by the Department; and

                  (vi)      The date and location of the public informational meeting; and

            (2)      Shall post at the eligible property a notice of intent to conduct a response action plan at that property.

      (b)      The Department shall receive written comments from the public for 30 days after publication and posting required under this section or 5 days after the public informational meeting required under this section, whichever is later.

      (c)      The Department shall hold a public informational meeting on the proposed response action plan at the participant's expense within 40 days after the publication of the notice in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section.