La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-4703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-4703 - Procedures

A. Requests for expedited processing shall be submitted using the approved form. The approved form is available on the official website of the Office of Conservation.

B. As soon as practicable after receipt of a request for expedited processing of any permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance, the commissioner shall issue a decision to grant or deny the expedited processing request.

C. For applications reviewed under expedited processing prior to commencement of the standard review process, the expedited review by Office of Conservation employees will be performed outside of the normal business hours of the applicable Office of Conservation employee(s) performing the expedited review.

D. An applicant may request expedited processing of an application for a permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance at any time in the application process.

1. For applications for which the expedited process has been requested after the standard review has commenced, the commissioner will make a decision whether to grant the request in accordance with §4701

2. If the applicant is granted expedited processing for a permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance after the standard review has commenced, the standard review will continue and expedited processing will proceed in accordance with §4705 and all other requirements of this Chapter for any work performed outside of normal business hours of the applicable Office of Conservation employee performing the expedited review.

E. Requests for Additional Information

1. If at any time during the review process of an application the commissioner determines that additional information or revisions to previously submitted information is necessary, the commissioner shall notify the applicant and require a response from the applicant within a specified time.

2. The applicant shall respond to the request for additional information or revisions within the time specified by the commissioner. Such a response shall contain all information and revisions required by the commissioner.

3. The Office of Conservation may cease expedited processing of an application for a permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter if the applicant fails to supply the requested additional information or revisions by the specified time or any extension thereof granted by the commissioner at the request of the applicant.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-4703

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 412374 (11/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4(P).