Okla. Admin. Code § 35:17-3-9 - Issuance or expansion of license; hearings
(a) For new, previously unlicensed, or
expansion applications for a swine feeding operation license, a maximum of
sixty (60) working days from the date the application is received by the
Department is allocated for investigation, evaluation, and review for
completeness of application. For good cause, the Department may take an
additional thirty (30) working days to review the application. Good cause shall
include but not be limited to a heavier than normal receipt of applications by
the Department. The Department shall:
(1)
Evaluate applications for administrative and technical completeness and when
necessary, request changes, revisions, corrections, or supplemental
submissions. Any request made by the Department shall cause a new sixty (60)
working day period to begin following receipt of the requested additional
information.
(2) Evaluate
individual and public notices related to new applications for accuracy and
completeness of content, compliance with procedural requirements, and require
that omissions or inaccuracies be cured.
(b) Requests for a hearing received after the
prescribed twenty (20) working day time frame shall not be valid. The ALJ
shall, within seven (7) working days of setting a scheduling conference, notify
the parties seeking a hearing and the owner of the time and place of the
scheduling conference by certified mail, return receipt requested. All further
dates and time periods shall be set at the scheduling conference.
(c) The public comment period shall
automatically be extended to the close of the hearing. The ALJ shall, within
thirty (30) working days following the comment period, make a full written
report and a recommendation to the Department and the Board regarding the
application.
(d) If all persons who
requested a hearing provide a written waiver of the hearing, the Department
shall dismiss the hearing, and at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Board, present the application for consideration.
(e) If the Board does not issue a license,
the Department shall provide the owner written notification within twenty (20)
working days following date of denial. The notification shall set forth the
reasons for the denial and what steps are necessary to meet the requirements
for issuance of a license.
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