Section Env-Sw 1507.03 - Incomplete Applications(a) If the application is incomplete, the applicant shall be so notified in writing as specified by (b) below.(b) Notice given pursuant to (a) above shall: (1) Identify the applicant, type of application and all documents that constitute the incomplete application;(2) Identify the deficiencies;(3) Provide instructions for completing the application;(4) Provide the name, title, mailing address and telephone number of the agency official or employee who may be contacted regarding the application; and(5) Alert the applicant to the application dormancy provisions in (g) and (h) below.(c) In the event that an incomplete application provides information sufficient for the department to determine that the criteria for issuance shall not be met, the department shall deny the requested approval and send written notice thereof in accordance with Env-Sw 1507.05, in lieu of deeming the application incomplete.(d) If an application is incomplete for incidental and not substantive reasons, the department shall so notify the applicant by telephone in lieu of providing a written notice of incompleteness, provided: (1) The anticipated time required for the applicant to correct the deficiency is less than the anticipated time required for the department to notify the applicant in writing; and(2) The department specifies in the verbal notice a reasonable time period, determined in consultation with the applicant, for correcting the deficiency, after which written notice will be sent by the department in accordance with (b) above if the applicant has failed to respond within the specified time.(e) Upon notifying an applicant that the application is incomplete, the department shall suspend further processing of the application pending receipt of the additional information required.(f) No portion of the time between the date a notice of incompleteness is provided and the date the applicant responds shall be included in computing the time limits for processing the application.(g) The applicant shall submit all information required to complete an incomplete application within one year from the date the application is initially deemed incomplete.(h) An incomplete application that becomes a dormant application as defined by Env-Sw 102 shall be deemed denied without further action by the department.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 1507.03
#6619-B, eff 10-29-97 ; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 1500) ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 3207.03 )
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10599, Effective 7/1/2014, Expires7/1/2024.