Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2A-25: Tier II or III applications - Publication of notice of

filing - Process meeting on Tier III applications.

A. Upon filing a Tier II or III application with the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the applicant shall

publish notice of the filing as legal notice in one newspaper of

general circulation local to the proposed new site or existing

facility. The publication shall identify public locations where the

application may be reviewed, including a public location in the

county where the proposed new site or existing facility is located.

B. For Tier III applications, the publication shall also

include notice of a thirty-day opportunity to request, or give the

date, time and place for, a process meeting on the permitting

process. If the Department receives a timely request and determines

that a significant degree of public interest in the application

exists pursuant to rules of the Department, it shall schedule and

hold the meeting. The applicant shall be entitled to attend the

meeting and may make a brief presentation on the permit request.

Any local community meeting regarding the proposed facility or

activity for which a permit is sought that is scheduled and held by

the applicant may be combined, with the agreement of the Department

and the applicant, with the process meeting authorized by this

paragraph.

C. The provisions of this section shall not stay the review of

the application by the Department.