Sec. 9. (a) If the department of natural resources has filed a petition, the commissioner may waive the requirement for notice and hearing provided in section 6 of this chapter.
(b) If the commissioner waives the notice and hearing requirement, the hearing officer shall give written notice in the manner provided under section 6(b)(2) or 6(b)(3) of this chapter. Each recipient of notice has thirty (30) days from the mailing of the notice within which to file objections or material with the hearing officer.
(c) The hearing officer shall then proceed to make findings and recommendations as provided in section 8 of this chapter, based upon any material:
(1) received by the hearing officer; or
(2) obtained at the hearing officer's discretion through the hearing officer's own investigation.