SECTION 460:2-41-5. Notice of hearing

(a)   The Department shall give notice of a hearing for a petition to designate land unsuitable for surface coal mining, including the time, date, and location by certified mail postmarked not less than 30 days before the date to:

(1)   Local, state, and federal agencies which may have an interest in the decision on the petition;

(2)   All petitioners and the intervenors; and

(3)   Any person with an ownership or other interest known to the Department in the area covered by the petition.

(b)   The general public shall be notified by a local newspaper advertisement for two consecutive weeks; these advertisements shall be published four and five weeks prior to the date scheduled for the public hearing. An additional advertisement shall be published during week prior to the scheduled hearing.