[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR327.9]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 327_PUBLIC HEARINGS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  327.9  Filing of the transcript of the public hearing.



    Where the presiding officer is the initial action authority, the 

transcript of the public hearing, together with all evidence introduced 

at the public hearing, shall be made a part of the administrative record 

of the permit action or Federal project. The initial action authority 

shall fully consider the matters discussed at the public hearing in 

arriving at his initial decision or recommendation and shall address, in 

his decision or recommendation, all substantial and valid issues 

presented at the hearing. Where a person other than the initial action 

authority serves as presiding officer, such person shall forward the 

transcript of the public hearing and all evidence received in connection 

therewith to the initial action authority together with a report 

summarizing the issues covered at the hearing. The report of the 

presiding officer and the transcript of the public hearing and evidence 

submitted thereat shall in such cases be fully considered by the initial 

action authority in making his decision or recommendation to higher 

authority as to such permit action or Federal project.