PSC 4.30(4)(c)9. 9. For a proposed action affecting a local area:

PSC 4.30(4)(c)9.a. a. The public library nearest to the proposed project.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)9.b. b. The county and the town or municipality chief executive officer for the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)9.c. c. Each regional, county and town or municipal planning agency with jurisdiction over the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)9.d. d. The Wisconsin department of natural resources field office with jurisdiction over the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)10. 10. For a proposed action affecting a region of the state or the state as a whole:

PSC 4.30(4)(c)10.a. a. One or more public libraries whose geographic distribution provides public access without undue travel.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)10.b. b. The chief executive officer of each county in the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)10.c. c. Each regional planning commission and each county planning or zoning agency with jurisdiction over the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(c)10.d. d. Each Wisconsin department of natural resources field office with jurisdiction over the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(d) (d) The commission shall notify the public about the availability of the draft EIS. The notice shall include a description of the proposed action and of the administrative procedures to be followed, the last date to submit comments on the draft EIS to the commission, the locations where copies of the draft EIS are available for review, the commission’s contact person and, if known, the date of the public hearing. The commission shall deliver a copy of the notice to:

PSC 4.30(4)(d)1. 1. Any person with a demonstrated interest in the draft EIS or who has requested to receive this type of information.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)2. 2. Any person who participated in scoping the EIS.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)3. 3. For a proposed action affecting a local area:

PSC 4.30(4)(d)3.a. a. The nearest public library.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)3.b. b. The county clerk and the town or municipal clerk for the project area, with a request that the clerks post the notice publicly.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)3.c. c. The county, town, village or city chief executive officer in the project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)3.d. d. Local news media.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)3.e. e. The regional planning commission.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)4. 4. For a proposed action affecting a region of the state or the state as a whole:

PSC 4.30(4)(d)4.a. a. The public libraries specified in par. (c) 10.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)4.b. b. The county clerks in the proposed project area, with a request that the clerks post the notice publicly.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)4.c. c. The county chief executive officers in the proposed project area.

PSC 4.30(4)(d)4.d. d. Regional news media.

PSC 4.30(4)(e) (e)

PSC 4.30(4)(e)1. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the commission shall allow the public at least 45 days, commencing with the date the draft EIS is mailed or personally served, to comment on the draft EIS.

PSC 4.30(4)(e)2. 2. The commission may shorten the public review period under subd. 1. for cause. If so, the commission shall include in its notice under par. (d) a statement calling attention to the reduced review period, specifying the date comments on the draft EIS are due to the commission in order to be considered in developing a final EIS, and describing the reasons why the commission decided to shorten the review period. The commission may also grant reasonable requests to extend the comment period.

PSC 4.30(5) (5) Final environmental impact statements.

PSC 4.30(5)(a) (a) Following the public review period on a draft EIS, the commission shall prepare a final EIS. The final EIS may vary from the draft EIS in scope, based on comments received on the draft EIS or other pertinent information that becomes known to the commission. The final EIS shall contain the information described in sub. (3).