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I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> i <br /> <br />-5- <br /> <br />on the county's data. The purpose of allowing the public input is <br />not to create an adversarial situation, but to gather additional <br />information and to shed further light on the accuracy of the <br />county's data so that the Agency may make the best decision <br />possible under the circumstances on the certification of the sites <br />as intrinsically suitable for the proposed use. <br /> <br /> The public hearing procedure which has been established in <br />Minn. Laws 1981, ch. 352, §41 is similar in nature to the <br />informational meetings held by state agencies pursuant to Minn. <br />Rule MEQC 29.A.6 for the purpose of receiving comments and <br />information on projects for which a draft environmental impact <br />statement has been prepared. In those hearings information is <br />taken from whatever source offered. Where conflicting information <br />is received, the agencies must use common sense to assess the <br />credibility of the source of the conflicting information and <br />exercise judgment to determine which of the two conflicting <br />sources is likely to have given the correct information. A <br />similar process must be used in this proceeding to make judgments <br />in situations where conflicting information has been received. <br /> <br />Very truly yours, <br /> <br /> F. OLSON <br />Special Assistant <br />Attorney General <br /> <br />JFO/ps <br /> <br /> <br />