Wash. Admin. Code § 197-11-948 - Assumption of lead agency status
(1) An
agency with jurisdiction over a proposal, upon review of a DNS (WAC
197-11-340) may transmit to the
initial lead agency a completed "Notice of assumption of lead agency status."
This notice shall be substantially similar to the form in WAC
197-11-985. Assumption of lead
agency status shall occur only within the fourteen-day comment period on a DNS
issued under WAC
197-11-340(2)(a),
or during the comment period on a notice of application when the optional DNS
process in WAC
197-11-355 is used.
(2) The DS by the new lead agency shall be
based only upon information contained in the environmental checklist attached to
the DNS transmitted by the first lead agency or the notice of application if the
optional DNS process is used, and any other information the new lead agency has
on the matters contained in the environmental checklist.
(3) Upon transmitting the DS and notice of
assumption of lead agency status, the consulted agency with jurisdiction shall
become the "new" lead agency and shall expeditiously prepare an EIS. In addition,
all other responsibilities and authority of a lead agency under this chapter
shall be transferred to the new lead agency.
Notes
Statutory Authority: 1995 c 347 (ESHB 1724) and RCW 43.21C.110. 97-21-030 (Order 95-16), § 197-11-948, filed 10/10/97, effective 11/10/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.110. 84-05-020 (Order DE 83-39), § 197-11-948, filed 2/10/84, effective 4/4/84.
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