1. (a) To request results from the DataCheck Tool, each applicant shall submit to the department:

   1. (1) A complete form either electronically using the online screening tool at https://www4.des.state.nh.us/NHB-DataCheck/ or in writing using the "DataCheck Tool Request" form, NHDES-W-11-001, January 2026, available at: https://onlineforms.nh.gov/?formtag=NHDES-W-11-001;
   2. (2) A map that sufficiently shows the project site location, project size, and property boundaries if not submitted on the online mapping tool; and
   3. (3) The fee required pursuant to (c), below, along with the corresponding identification number (DCT ID#) from completion of the form using the online screening tool, as applicable.

2. (b) Written requests and other required information not submitted online shall be emailed, mailed, or hand-delivered to:

   Department of Environmental Services

   Ecological Review Section

   P.O. Box 95

   29 Hazen Drive

   Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0095

   EcologicalReviews@des.nh.gov

3. (c) The following fees shall apply as cited in Table 803-1:

   Table 803-1 DataCheck Tool Request Fees

   DataCheck Request, Online Screening Tool (Records Found)

   $50

   DataCheck Request, Online Screening Tool (No Records Found)

   No fee

   DataCheck Request, No Online Mapping Tool (Map Mailed or Emailed)

   $50

   Hardcopy Request

   $50

4. (d) Except as allowed in (e), below, a DataCheck Tool request shall be considered administratively complete when the department has received all of the information required by (a), above.
5. (e) A DataCheck Tool request from a state or federal agency shall be considered administratively complete when the department has received the information required by (a)(1) and (2), above, and information regarding how and when the department will receive the required fee per (c), above.
6. (f) After receiving a DataCheck Tool request letter, applicants shall qualify to receive additional information about critical habitats, exemplary natural communities, or protected species listed in the DataCheck Tool results letter, as applicable, only if the request is submitted in writing to the department at the contact information listed in (b), above, and the applicant signs a written document agreeing not to disclose any additional information provided by the department other than as necessary for completion of the project.
7. (g) The department shall not provide an applicant with the exact location data of known occurrences of threatened and endangered species due to not having the authority to do so. The only agencies with authority to release the exact location data are the natural heritage bureau within the department of natural and cultural resources for species and the non-game program within the fish and game department.

Source. #14374, INTERIM, eff 8-26-25; ss by #14473, eff 1-19-26, EXPIRES: 1-19-36