N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-19.3 - Department review and decision on an application for authorization for maintenance of a stormwater management facility, including a wetland constructed in uplands for stormwater management purposes, under general permit 1 and repair of a malfunctioning individual subsurface sewage disposal system under general permit 24

(a) Within 20 working days after receiving an application for authorization under general permit 1 for maintenance of a stormwater management facility, including a wetland constructed in uplands for stormwater management purposes, or an application for authorization under a general permit 24 for repair of a malfunctioning individual subsurface sewage disposal system, where day one of the 20-working day period is the date the application is received, the Department shall take one of the following actions:

1. Determine the application is administratively and technically complete and declare the application complete for review effective as of the date the Department received the application; or

2. Determine the application is not administratively and technically complete and notify the applicant that the application is incomplete. If the Department so notifies the applicant, the time period in (b) below shall not begin to run. If the Department does not so notify the applicant, the application shall be deemed administratively complete.

(b) If the application is administratively complete, the Department shall have 30 days after receipt of the complete application to notify the applicant that the activities are not authorized under general permit 1 or general permit 24, or that the activities may be authorized but require a full application review under N.J.AC. 7:7A-19.2. If the Department does not so notify the applicant, the application for authorization under general permit 1 or general permit 24 shall be deemed approved, subject to conditions applicable to all general permits in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-5.7 and the conditions applicable to all permits at N.J.A.C. 7:7A-20.2.

(c) The Department shall provide notice of the decision on an application for authorization under a general permit 1 and general permit 24 in the DEP Bulletin and to any person who specifically requested notice of the decision on a particular application.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-19.3

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017