(a) Meetings to receive comments under §91.3001 of this title (relating to Opportunity To Submit Comments on Certain Applications) will be conducted in the following manner:

(1) a written request for a meeting to receive comments must be received by the department within 30 days after publication of the notice of the application and shall contain the following: (A) the identity of the requestor, including the name of a natural person who represents a business entity or other association, mailing address, daytime telephone number, and a facsimile number if any; (B) the name of the application and type of application; (C) a description of the requestor's interest in the application; and (D) a list of at least three dates and times within 30 days after the date of publication of notice of application, which are available for the meeting.

(2) themeeting will be scheduled and may be rescheduled, if necessary, by the commissioner to occur after at least three business days' notice by telephone, facsimile, or mail;

(3) one meeting may be scheduled to receive comments from more than one interested party, at the discretion of the commissioner;

(4) a limit on the length and other conditions for the conduct of the meeting may be imposed by the commissioner, and the conditions will be stated in the notice of the meeting;

(5) the meeting may be conducted by telephone with the consent of the interested party; and

(6) the department is not required to make a record of the meeting.

(b) An interested party who fails to attend a meeting scheduled for the party's benefit may submit written comments within three days after the date scheduled for the meeting, but the commissioner is not required to schedule another meeting.

(c) The purpose of the meeting is only to receive comments, and no decision, preliminary or otherwise, will be made at the meeting.

Source Note: The provisions of this §91.3002 adopted to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4568.