Whenever the Director rejects a final application for a cost sharing agreement, or establishes conditions following a Preliminary Review that are unacceptable to an applicant, the Director shall return the application to the applicant and state the reasons for rejecting the application.

The applicant may request that the Director personally reconsider the decision to reject the application if the request is made within 10 days of the return of the application. The request shall identify the applicant and the proposed project and briefly state the applicant's reasons for requesting that the Director personally reconsider the decision. The Director shall consider the application and all correspondence from interested parties while reviewing the decision.

Note: Authority cited: Section 4799.02, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 4799.02, Public Resources Code.