1. (a) Within 14 days after the date an application is received, the department shall determine whether the applicant has submitted everything required by Env-Wq 1503.05(c).
2. (b) If the application contains everything required by Env-Wq 1503.05(c), the department shall assign the application a file number and process the application in accordance with RSA 485-A:17, II-b(a)-(d), subject to RSA 485-A:17, II-b(e)-(g).

3. (c) Except as provided in (f), below, if the application does not contain everything required by Env-Wq 1503.05(c), the department shall notify the applicant in writing of:

   1. (1) What is missing; and
   2. (2) The deadline for submitting the missing components, established based on the type and volume of the missing component(s).
4. (d) Upon notifying an applicant that the application does not contain everything required by Env-Wq 1503.05(c), the department shall suspend further processing of the application pending receipt of the information missing from the application.
5. (e) No portion of the time between the date a notice is provided pursuant to (c), above, or (f), below, and the date the applicant responds shall be included in computing the time limits specified in RSA 485-A:17, II-b or RSA 541-A:29 for processing the application.

6. (f) The department shall notify the applicant by telephone in lieu of providing a written notice pursuant to (c), above, if:

   1. (1) The anticipated time required of the applicant to supply the missing information is less than the anticipated time required of the department to notify the applicant in writing; and
   2. (2) The department is able to contact the applicant by telephone.
7. (g) If the department provides notice pursuant to (f), above, the department shall specify in the telephone notice the same information required by (c), above.
8. (h) If the applicant does not provide the missing information within 14 days of receiving notice per (c) or (f), above, the department shall return the fee to the applicant if it was provided.
9. (i) If the applicant requests withdrawal of the application, the department shall discontinue review and issue no determination. To proceed with the project, the applicant must submit a new, complete application along with the applicable fee.

Source. #9343, eff 1-1-09; ss by #12342, eff 8-15-17; ss by #14472, eff 1-19-26, EXPIRES: 1-19-36