Haw. Code R. § 15-217-85 - Completeness review
(a) Purpose. The
purpose of the completeness review is to determine whether all required
information is provided in a permit application. A completeness review shall
not constitute a decision as to whether an application complies with the
provisions of the rules.
(b)
Applicability. This section applies to all applications for permits provided
for in the rules.
(c) Application
materials. No application may be deemed complete unless all of the information
required by forms published by the HCDA is included and all filing fees have
been paid. The executive director shall ensure that application materials are
made available in hardcopy format at the HCDA office and electronically via the
internet.
(d) Jurisdiction. All
applications shall be reviewed by the executive director for completeness. At
the time of proposed filing and fee payment, the executive director may reject
any application that omits information required by forms published by the HCDA.
Once accepted for filing, the executive director's final determination on
completeness of an application is appealable to the authority pursuant to
section 15-217-88 (appeals).
(e)
Commencement of time limit for application decision. Whenever the rules
establish a time period for processing an application, such time period does
not commence until the executive director has issued a certificate of
completeness.
(f) Multiple permit
approvals. When a proposed project requires more than one permit approval, the
applicant shall apply for all such permit approvals concurrently.
(g) Completeness review process:
(1) The executive director shall provide a
written determination on the completeness review within forty-five working days
of receipt of the permit application. If a permit is deemed complete, the
executive director shall issue a certificate of completeness. If the
application is determined not to be complete, the executive director's
determination shall specify those parts of the application that are incomplete
and shall indicate the manner in which they can be made complete, including a
list and thorough description of the specific information needed to complete
the application;
(2) If the
application requires review by any other local, state, or federal agency or
entity, the executive director may require the written comments from such
agency or entity prior deeming the application complete and until such time
that the executive director receives all such comments, the forty-five day
period shall be tolled;
(3) Upon
receipt of any application that has been resubmitted, a new forty-five day
period shall begin, during which period the executive director shall determine
the completeness of the application;
(4) If the applicant contests the executive
director's determination of an incomplete application, the applicant may appeal
the executive director's determination to the authority pursuant to section
15-217-88, (appeals). If the authority does not render a decision on the appeal
within thirty working days after submittal of the requisite appeal form and
filing fee, the application with the submitted materials shall be deemed
complete for the purposes of this section; and
(5) Nothing in this section precludes an
applicant and the executive director from mutually agreeing to an extension of
any time limit provided by this section.
(h) Time limits. A certificate of
completeness is deemed issued if the executive director fails to act within the
time period required for completeness review. In computing time periods of this
section, the day upon which the application was submitted is not to be
included. Further, the last day is to be included unless it is not a working
day, in which event the period runs until the next working day.
(i) Information requests. After the executive
director issues a certificate of completeness or deemed as complete per section
15-217-85(c) (completeness review), the executive director or authority may, in
the course of processing the application, request the applicant to clarify,
amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information required for the
application, if such would be required by the decision-maker to render a final
determination on the merits.
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