§ 1361.3 - Notice.

(a) Contents of the notice—subject matter. Notice filed by the Chair of the Commission shall include a concise summary of the proposed price regulation and provision with respect to milk supply, or proposed amendment, or a concise statement that such regulation or amendment is the subject and issue involved. If for specific, proposed regulation or amendment, the notice shall identify the geographic area and persons to be covered, and a proposed effective date. The notice shall also identify the Compact as the legal authority under which the price regulation is proposed.

(b) Contents of the notice—date, time and place of hearing. Notice shall be given of the date, time and place of the hearing to be held by the Compact Commission in accordance with section 11 of the Compact. The date of the hearing shall be at least 15 days after the publication of notice as provided in paragraph (d) of this section.

(c) Right to provide comment. The notice shall identify the right of any person to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by the submission of written comment, either as part of, or independent of, the hearing.

(d) Publication of notice and supplemental publicity. The Chair shall give notice under this section as follows:

(1) By publication in the Federal Register;

(2) By publication in the official register of each participating state and as otherwise required by the laws of the states. If the laws of a particular state do not require publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation within that state, the Compact Commission shall provide for such publication; and

(3) By correspondence to interested persons in accordance with a list of such persons compiled by the Compact Commission. Any interested person may have his or her name added to the list by making a written request to the Compact Commission.

(e) Notice may also be provided by:

(1) Forwarding copies of the notice to the governors of such other states as the Chair determines should be notified; or

(2) At the discretion of the Compact Commission, by issuance of a press release containing the contents of the notice or a summary of the contents of the notice to those newspapers in the area proposed to be subjected to regulation as will reasonably tend to bring the notice to the attention of interested persons; or

(3) Such other notice as directed by the Compact Commission.