A.
Application Fees. Application fees must be paid by the applicant
in accordance with
38 M.R.S.
§§352 through
353-C. Except as otherwise
provided by law, all required application fees must be paid at the time of
filing of the application. Failure to pay all required application fees will
result in the application not being accepted as complete for processing
pursuant to section
10(B) of this rule and
the application will be returned to the applicant. Fees are established and
published by the Commissioner in accordance with
38 M.R.S.
§353. If the Commissioner determines
that a particular application, by virtue of its size, uniqueness, complexity or
other relevant factors, is likely to cost significantly more to process than
the published cost for that type of application, the Commissioner may designate
the application as subject to special fees at the time the application is
accepted as complete for processing. When that designation is made, any
application fees paid at the time of filing the application will be returned or
credited toward payment of any special fees.
B.
Processing Times. Processing
times are established and published by the Commissioner in accordance with
38 M.R.S.
§344-B.
If the Commissioner determines that the applicant has
significantly modified an application after it was accepted as complete for
processing, the processing time for the application stops until the
Commissioner and the applicant agree to a new timetable.
The Commissioner may stop the processing time with the
consent of the applicant for any period of time agreeable to the Commissioner
and the applicant if the Commissioner determines that:
(1) additional information is required from
the applicant;
(2) comments on an
application from other governmental agencies are not submitted within the
timeframe established by a memorandum of understanding between the agencies;
or
(3) the applicant wishes to stop
the processing period or to extend the deadline.
When the Board assumes jurisdiction over an application, the
application processing time is established by the Board pursuant to
38 M.R.S.
§344-B(3)(A)(2).
The Department may not decide an application for which notice
must be published sooner than 20 days following the date the notice is
published.
