27 CA ADC § 10203

27 CCR s 10203

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 27, s 10203

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 27. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION 1. GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SUBDIVISION 1. PERMITTING
CHAPTER 2. CONSOLIDATED PERMITS
This database is current through 08/25/06, Register 2006, No. 34.

s 10203. Consolidated Permit Agency Responsibilities.

The consolidated permit agency shall do the following:

(a) Upon being selected as the consolidated permit agency, the
consolidated permit agency will contact, within 5 working days of being
designated the consolidated permit agency, the applicant and all
environmental permit agencies that have been identified by the applicant
as being participating permit agencies, as defined in Section 71016 of the
Public Resources Code. The consolidated permit agency will inform the
applicant and the participating permit agencies of the time, date, and
location of the meeting required by Section 71022 of the Public Resources
Code.

(b) ensure that the permit applicant has all of the information needed to
apply for all of the permits that will be required for the project, which
shall include at a minimum the following:

(1) conduct a preapplication meeting with the applicant and participating
agencies;

(2) any guidance documents from participating permit agencies;

(3) permit applications. The consolidated permit agency will inform the
applicant at the meeting that the applicant has the choice of using either
the permit applications that are supplied by the participating permit
agencies or the applicant can use a consolidated permit application form;

(4) schedules for technical review;

(c) coordinate the review of all participating agency permits. The
consolidated permit agency shall coordinate review among the participating
agencies through:

(1) informal agreements between agencies that specify agency
responsibilities as a participating permit agency;

(2) establishment of time lines;

(3) agreed upon action plans;

(d) ensure that permit decisions are made in a timely manner by all of the
participating permit agencies. This shall be accomplished by:

(1) ensuring that the participating permit agencies identify and request
any additional information needed to complete the application within 30
days of the receipt of the permit application by the participating permit
agency;

(2) coordinating the dates of any hearings that may be required. The
permitting agency requiring the hearing will be responsible for conducting
the hearing. The consolidated permit agency will only participate in the
hearing if requested by the permitting agency;

(e) assist in promptly resolving any conflicts or inconsistencies that may
arise during the course of the project. This shall be accomplished in any
of the following ways:

(1) the participating permit agencies shall formally identify to the
consolidated permit agency any conflict or inconsistency among
environmental permit requirements and conditions within 30 working days of
discovering a problem;

(2) hold and facilitate meetings of all involved parties to resolve
conflict or inconsistency within 15 working days of the date that the
consolidated permit agency was formally notified of the problem; or

(3) for conflicts or inconsistencies that cannot be resolved by the
consolidated permit agency, the directors, or their designees, of the
agencies in conflict shall meet and resolve the conflict.

(f) During the consolidated permit process but after the initial meeting,
if an additional environmental permit is identified as being required for
the project, that environmental agency responsible for issuing that permit
shall be contacted by the consolidated permit agency and informed of that
environmental agency's designation as a participating permit agency. This
newly identified agency shall supply any required applications and
guidance documents to the applicant within 10 working days of being
contacted by the consolidated permit agency.

(g) The consolidated permit agency shall compile all participating permit
agency permits as well as the consolidated permit agency's own permit,
into a consolidated permit. The consolidated permit agency shall issue the
consolidated permit to the applicant within 30 days of the date the last
participating permit agency permit is issued.

(h) The participating permit agency is responsible for the technical
review of that agency's permit renewals and/or permit modifications. The
applicant will submit any permit renewal requests and/or permit
modification requests directly to the participating permit agency
responsible for that permit. The participating permit agency will then
supply any approved permit modifications and renewals to the consolidated
permit agency within 30 days of approval of each permit. The consolidated
permit agency is then responsible for incorporating all modifications and
renewals of the environmental permits into the consolidated permit. The
consolidated permit agency shall then send a copy of the consolidated
permit to the applicant.

(i) The consolidated permit agency shall keep the consolidated permit on
file at the consolidated permit agency's office. The consolidated permit
agency shall handle all review requests for the consolidated permit.

(j) The consolidated permit agency is responsible for tracking statutory
and regulatory time limits.

(k) The consolidated permit process shall not be construed to limit or
abridge the powers and duties granted to a participating permit agency
pursuant to the law that authorizes or requires the agency to issue an
environmental permit for the project. Each participating permit agency
shall retain its authority to make all decisions on all nonprocedural
matters with regard to the respective component environmental permit that
is within its scope of its responsibility, including, but not limited to,
the determination of environmental permit application completeness,
environmental permit approval or approval with conditions, or
environmental permit denial. The consolidated permit agency may not
substitute its judgement for that of a participating permit agency on any
such nonprocedural matters.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 71001 and 71020, Public Resources Code.
Reference: Sections 71021, 71022 and 71024, Public Resources Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 7-12-95; operative 8-11-95 (Register 95, No. 28).
27 CA ADC s 10203

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