(a) Notice of Completion. Upon the satisfactory completion of a draft EIS, the lead agencies shall immediately prepare, file and make available for public inspection a Notice of Completion as provided in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this subdivision. Where a proposed action is simultaneously subject to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure ("ULURP"), the City Planning Commission shall not certify an application pursuant to ULURP until a Notice of Completion has been filed as provided in paragraph (3) of this subdivision.
(1) Contents of Notice of Completion. All Notices of Completion shall contain the following:
(i) an action identifying number;
(ii) a brief description of the action;
(iii) the location of the action and its potential impacts and effects; and
(iv) a statement that comments on the draft EIS are requested and will be received and considered by the lead agencies at their offices. The Notice shall specify the public review and comment period on the draft EIS, which shall be for not less than 30 calendar days from the date of filing and circulation of the notice, or not less than 10 calendar days following the close of a public hearing on the draft EIS, whichever last occurs.
(2) Circulating Notice of Completion. All Notices of Completion shall be circulated to the following:
(i) all other agencies, including federal and state agencies, involved in the proposed action;
(ii) all persons who have requested it;
(iii) the editor of the State Bulletin;
(iv) the State clearinghouse;
(v) the appropriate regional clearinghouse designated under the Federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-95.
(3) Filing Notice of Completion. All Notices of Completion shall be filed with and made available for public inspection by the following:
(i) the Commissioner of DEC;
(ii) the Regional Director of DEC;
(iii) the agency applicant, where applicable;
(iv) the appropriate Community Planning Board(s);
(v) the City Clerk;
(vi) the lead agencies.
(b) Filing and availability of draft EIS. [City Clerk function transferred to OEC, City Planning Rules 62 RCNY § 5-02(b)(4).] All draft EIS's shall be filed with and made available for public inspection by the same persons and agencies with whom Notices of Completion must be filed pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
(c) Public hearings on draft EIS.
(1) Upon completion of a draft EIS, the lead agencies shall conduct a public hearing on the draft EIS.
(2) The hearing shall commence no less than 15 calendar days or more than 60 calendar days after the filing of a draft EIS pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, except where a different hearing date is required as appropriate under another law or regulation.
(3) Notice of the public hearing may be contained in the Notice of Completion or, if not so contained, shall be given in the same manner in which the Notice of Completion is circulated and filed pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. In either case, the notice of hearing shall also be published at least 10 calendar days in advance of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the potential impact and effect of the proposed action.
(4) Where a proposed action is simultaneously subject to ULURP, a public hearing conducted by the appropriate community or borough board and/or the City Planning Commission pursuant to ULURP shall satisfy the hearing requirement of this section. Where more than one hearing is conducted by the aforementioned bodies, whichever hearing last occurs shall be deemed the hearing for purposes of this chapter.