(a) Persons seeking information from the Department may contact the appropriate organizational units identified at
7:1-1.3. The Department also makes available extensive information and search tools on its website (
http://www.nj.gov/dep), including news releases, opportunities for public participation, rulemaking documents, and data and reports.
(b) Requests for inspection, copying, or obtaining a copy of any government record under
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (Open Public Records Act) should be submitted to:
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Record Access
401 East State Street
Mail Code 401-06Q
PO Box 442
Trenton, NJ 08625-0442
E-mail: records.custodian@dep.state.nj.us
Website: www.state.nj.us/dep/opra
(c) Information concerning the types of permits required for a project, timing of permit review, and instructions for completing permit applications may be obtained from the individual program authorized to issue the type of permit required, if known, or:
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Permit Coordination and Environmental Review
401 East State Street
Mail Code: 401-07J
PO Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402
(d) The Department publishes the DEP Bulletin, which is a semi-monthly publication listing the construction permit applications recently filed or acted upon by the Department. Using the DEP Bulletin, interested persons can determine the status of Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) permits, Federal consistency activity permits, freshwater wetlands individual and general permits, open water fill permits, NJPDES permits, solid waste facility permits, flood hazard area control (stream encroachment) permits, tidal wetlands permits, treatment works approvals, and waterfront development permits. The DEP Bulletin also includes a calendar of events of interest, a schedule of public hearings (which, however, does not constitute an official notice of a hearing), and a list of Environmental Impact Statements acted upon.
2. Publication in the DEP Bulletin constitutes constructive notice to all interested persons of Department actions on construction permits.
(e) Subpoenas for the production of Department records and/or testimony from Department employees must be served upon the Department at the following address:
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Legal Affairs
401 East State Street, Seventh Floor
Mail Code: 401-04L
PO Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402
