N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-22.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 7:7-22.2 - Request for a pre-application conference; scheduling; information required

(a) Except as provided at (b) and (d) below, a request for a pre-application conference shall be directed by electronic mail to LURTechSupport@dep.nj.gov, or by writing to the address set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:7-1.6 to the attention of "Supervisor, (county in which the proposed project is located)."

(b) A request for a pre-application conference for a dredging or dredged material management project shall be directed to the address set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:7-1.6 to the attention of "Supervisor, Office of Dredging and Sediment Technology".

(c) A request for a pre-application conference for any project shall include the following:

1. A written description of the site and the proposed development including the dimensions, number, and uses of proposed structures;

2. Site plans or conceptual designs depicting the proposed development, if available;

3. The street address, lot, block, municipality, and county of the property upon which the regulated activity is proposed; and

4. A copy of any letter of interpretation pursuant to the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A, or any flood hazard area verification pursuant to the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13, which the Department has issued for the site. If neither a letter of interpretation nor a flood hazard area verification has been issued, the prospective applicant shall provide the general location of freshwater wetlands, freshwater wetland transition areas, State open waters, and special areas, as described at N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.

(d) A pre-application conference for a project that involves the installation of submarine cables in the Atlantic Ocean shall be requested early in the design process and shall be directed to Manager, NJDEP Bureau of Coastal Regulation, Mail Code 501-02A, PO Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0420. In addition to information required to be submitted under (c) above, the prospective applicant shall provide:

1. A written description of the proposed project, along with a NOAA nautical chart depicting potential cable routes in relationship to existing cable routes; and

2. Documentation that written notice of the pre-application conference was provided at least 15 calendar days prior to date of the pre-application conference to the entities at (d)2i through vi below. The notice shall state the date, time and location of the pre-application conference, and shall include a copy of the applicable NOAA nautical chart depicting the proposed cable route.

i. Garden State Seafood Association;

ii. National Fisheries Institute;

iii. North Atlantic Clam Association;

iv. Rutgers Cooperative Extension;

v. New Jersey Shellfisheries Council; and

vi. New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council.

(e) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of the material submitted in accordance with (c) above, the Department shall:

1. Determine that a pre-application conference is necessary and contact the prospective applicant to schedule a pre-application conference; or

2. Determine that a pre-application conference is not necessary and that the prospective applicant's questions can be addressed in writing or by telephone. Where the Department makes such a determination, the Department shall address the questions within 20 calendar days of receipt of the material submitted in accordance with (c) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-22.2

Adopted by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 361(a), effective 1/16/2018

Administrative Change, 51 N.J.R. 1193(a).