- (a) Upon receipt of an application, the department shall review the application to determine whether the application is complete.
- (b) Except as provided in (e), below, if the application is not complete the department shall notify the applicant in writing of what is needed to complete the application.
- (c) Upon notifying an applicant that the application is not complete, the department shall suspend further processing of the application pending receipt of the information missing from the application.
- (d) No portion of the time between the date a notice is provided pursuant to (b), above, or (e), below, and the date the applicant responds shall be included in computing the time limits specified in RSA 541-A:29 for processing the application.
(e) The department shall notify the applicant by telephone in lieu of providing a written notice pursuant to (b), above, if:
- (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) The department is able to contact the applicant by telephone.
Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 900) #12364, eff 9-1-17