N.J. Admin. Code § 7:3-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:3-1.4 - Submissions and communications

(a) Subject to (b) below, and except as provided at N.J.A.C. 7:3-5.9(b)2, paper submissions and other paper communications may be conveyed to the New Jersey Forest Service at the following address:

New Jersey Forest Service

Department of Environmental Protection

Mail Code 501-04

501 East State Street

PO Box 420

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420

(b) The Department shall inform the public, by notice in the New Jersey Register, that the Department has established a portal or other mechanism for electronic submittal of one or more documents pursuant to this subchapter. Notwithstanding (a) above, and except as set forth in (c) below, the Department will not accept paper submissions of the document identified in the notice on and after a date specified in the notice; rather, all such submittals shall be electronic through the method the Department establishes. The period between the date of publication of the notice and the date specified on and after which a document must be submitted electronically shall not exceed:

1. For a Forest Stewardship Plan or plan conversion, one year;

2. For a Forest Stewardship Plan amendment or a semi-annual report required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:3-3.6, six months; and

3. For any other type of document, three months.

(c) A person submitting a document electronically shall, upon the request of the Department, also provide a paper copy of all or a portion of the document, if:

1. The submission is insufficiently legible in electronic format;

2. A paper copy is needed for review or field use, such as for collaboration with assessors or other governmental officials, on-site inspections, or documentation of annotations;

3. Only an original document provided on paper can satisfy the requirement, such as the requirement at N.J.A.C. 7:3-3.2(b)2 to provide certified copies of transcripts with an application for inclusion on the List of Approved Foresters; or

4. The electronic portal is not functioning.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:3-1.4

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3824(a), effective 12/18/2017