Further information may be required if the responsible official
determines that the information initially supplied is not reasonably adequate to
fulfill the purposes for which it is required. An applicant may, at any time,
voluntarily submit information beyond that required under these rules. An agency
is allowed to require information from an applicant in the following
areas:
(1)
Environmental
checklist. An applicant may be required to complete the environmental
checklist in WAC
197-11-960 in connection with
filing an application (see WAC
197-11-315). Additional
information may be required at an applicant's expense, but not until after
initial agency review of the checklist (WAC
197-11-315 and
197-11-335).
(2)
Threshold determination. Any
additional information required by an agency after its initial review of the
checklist shall be limited to those elements on the checklist for which the lead
agency has determined that information accessible to the agency is not reasonably
sufficient to evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposal. The lead agency
may require field investigations or research by the applicant reasonably related
to determining a proposal's environmental impacts (WAC
197-11-335). An applicant may
clarify or revise the checklist at any time prior to a threshold determination.
Revision of a checklist after a threshold determination is issued shall be made
under WAC
197-11-340 or
197-11-360.
(3)
Environmental impact
statements. The responsible official may require an applicant to provide
relevant information that is not in the possession of the lead agency. Although
an agency may include additional analysis not required under SEPA in an EIS (WAC
197-11-440(8),
197-11-448(4) and
197-11-640), the agency shall not
require the applicant to furnish such information, under these rules. An
applicant shall not be required to provide information requested of a consulted
agency until the agency has responded or the time allowed for the consulted
agency's response has elapsed, whichever is earlier. Preparation of an EIS by the
applicant is in WAC
197-11-420.
