Section Env-Wq 804.04 - Notice of Permit and Sludge Quality Certification Application Review(a) Within 30 days of receipt of an application with the appropriate fee for a site permit, a facility permit, a sludge quality certification, or a permit modification pursuant to Env-Wq 804.10(c), the department shall determine if the application is complete.(b) Upon determination by the department that an application for a site or facility permit, sludge quality certification, or permit modification is not complete, the department shall notify the applicant in writing, identifying the deficiencies causing the application to be deemed incomplete and informing the applicant that if a response is not received within 60 days of the date of the letter, the department will deny the application.(c) If the applicant does not respond within 60 days of the date of the notice sent pursuant to (b), above, the department shall deny the application.(d) Upon determining that an application for a site or facility permit or permit modification is complete, the department shall: (1) Provide written notice of completeness to the applicant and the governing body of each municipality that received notice pursuant to Env-Wq 803.02(a)(1);(2) For proposed sites or facilities within a designated river corridor, provide written notice of completeness to: a. The department's rivers coordinator established pursuant to RSA 483:3; andb. The chair of the applicable LAC, which shall be sent to the email address submitted pursuant to Env-Wq 803.03, if any, and otherwise mailed by first class mail; and(3) Publish notice of a 30-day public comment period that contains the information specified in (e), below, in a newspaper of local circulation and on the department's website.(e) The notice required by (d)(3), above, shall contain the following information:(1) The name and mailing address of the applicant;(2) A statement that a complete application has been received and the department has opened a public comment period;(3) The deadline for submission of written comments, which shall be no sooner than 30 days from the date the notice is published in the newspaper;(4) The locally-accessible place where the application can be reviewed and the URL of the website where the application is posted, if applicable;(5) The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the person in the department receiving comments and petitions;(6) The type of activity to be conducted;(7) The proposed location of the site or facility;(8) The name of the property owner; and(9) A statement that the department will conduct a local public hearing if so requested by: a. A petition signed by 10 residents of the municipality in which the site or facility is located or is proposed to be located;b. An official of the municipality in which the site or facility is located or is proposed to be located; orc. The chair of the applicable LAC, for any site or facility located or proposed to be located within a designated river corridor.(f) The department shall transmit a copy of the notice to the chair of the applicable LAC if the chair has submitted an email address in accordance with Env-Wq 803.03.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 804.04
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 800) #8887, eff 5-23-07
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #10998, Effective 1/1/2016, Expires 1/1/2026.