N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-23.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 7:13-23.4 - Notice of settlement agreement

(a) If the Department and the person requesting an adjudicatory hearing agree to a settlement that may result in the issuance of a flood hazard area permit for a regulated activity, notice of the opportunity to comment on the settlement shall be provided as follows:

1. The person who requested the adjudicatory hearing shall send by certified mail a "notice of intent to settle" the matter, using the notice form available from the Department at the address set forth at 7:13-1.3, to the following:

i. Each person who was provided specific notice of the application which resulted in the decision that is the subject of the adjudicatory hearing request; and

ii. Each person who commented on the application;

2. The Department shall publish in the DEP Bulletin the notice of intent to settle, and shall accept comments on the notice for at least 30 calendar days; and

3. If, after the 30-calendar-day comment period under (a)2 above, the settlement is finalized, the Department shall publish a notice of the final settlement in the DEP Bulletin.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-23.4

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016