N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-26.4
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 7:7-26.4 - CAFRA individual permit application - public comment period(a) Within 15 calendar days after the date that the Department declares a CAFRA individual permit application complete for public comment, the Department shall schedule a public comment period on the application, and shall so notify the applicant. 1. The public comment period shall begin no later than 60 calendar days after the date that the Department declares the application complete for public comment.2. The Department shall accept written comments for 30 calendar days.3. The Department shall publish notice of the comment period in the DEP Bulletin.4. The applicant shall provide notice of the public comment period as required by 7:7-24.4(b).(b) Within 15 calendar days after the end of the public comment period on a CAFRA individual permit application, the Department shall take one of the following actions: 1. Determine the application is complete for review and issue notification to the applicant in writing that the application is complete for review, effective as of the date the comment period ended; or2. Determine the application is not complete for review because, based on issues raised during the public comment period, additional information is required and issue notification to the applicant in writing that the application is not complete for review, and that additional information is required. The notification shall specify the additional information required and the deadline by which the additional information must be submitted. If the applicant submits all of the information requested pursuant to this notification, the Department shall determine the application complete for review, effective as of the date that the Department received the additional information.(c) An applicant shall submit all additional information pursuant to (b)2 above within 90 calendar days after the date of the Department request, unless the Department specifies a different deadline in the request. If the applicant does not submit the additional information by the deadline, the Department shall, in accordance with 7:7-26.7, cancel the application or, if the applicant demonstrates good cause for the delay in providing the requested information, extend the time to submit the information.(d) Once an application for a CAFRA individual permit for which a public comment period was held is complete for review, the Department shall make a decision to approve or deny the application by the applicable deadline established under 7:7-26.6.N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-26.4
Adopted by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015