Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2A-26: Tier II or III applications - Draft denial or permit

A. Upon conclusion of its technical review of a Tier II or III

application within the permitting timeframes established by rules

promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture, the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall prepare a draft

denial or draft permit.

1. Notice of a draft denial shall be given by the Department

and notice of a draft permit shall be given by the applicant.

2. Notice of the draft denial or draft permit shall be

published as legal notice in one newspaper of general circulation

local to the proposed new site or existing facility. The notice

shall identify public locations where the draft denial or draft

permit may be reviewed, including a public location in the county

where the proposed new site or existing facility is located, and

shall provide for a set time period for public comment and for the

opportunity to request a formal public meeting on the respective

draft denial or draft permit. The time period shall be set at least

thirty (30) calendar days after the date the notice is published

unless a longer time is required by federal regulations promulgated

as rules by the Board. In lieu of the notice of opportunity to

request a public meeting, notice of the date, time, and place of a

public meeting may be given, if previously scheduled.

B. Upon the publication of notice of a draft permit, the

applicant shall make the draft permit and the application, except

for proprietary provisions otherwise protected by law, available for

public review at a public location in the county where the proposed

new site or existing facility is located.