(d) If the proposed facility requires a certificate, the department shall so notify the applicant in writing. The written notice shall state that:

1. (1) a complete certificate application as set forth in subdivision (e) of this section must be submitted to the department; and
2. (2) the department shall be designated lead agency for purposes of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (ECL article 8) unless the department and the board, acting through majority vote, mutually agree otherwise.

(e) The certificate application shall consist of the following:

1. (1) completed applications for all permits and other entitlements required under the ECL for the proposed facility, unless the applicant shows good cause not to submit any such application at this time;
2. (2) a draft EIS prepared in accordance with Part 617 of this Title;
3. (3) the expected sources of hazardous waste for the facility, the proposed methods of transporting wastes to and from the facility and the routes which deliveries will traverse;
4. (4) a description of the design and capacity of the facility;
5. (5) a statement concerning the type and volume of wastes to be handled at the facility;
6. (6) a statement documenting the need for the facility;
7. (7) a detailed program for closure of the facility which the applicant proposes to implement when the operation of the facility terminates, together with a proposed method for assuring such implementation;
8. (8) a precise description of the location and boundaries of the proposed site;
9. (9) a complete statement of all persons who own or have any other interest in any real property on which the site is located;
10. (10) the name and principal place of business of the intended operator of the proposed facility, if different from the applicant;
11. (11) the status of the site under local zoning or land use regulations in force on the date of application; and
12. (12) such other information as the commissioner shall prescribe concerning the impact of the proposed facility on the health, safety and welfare of neighboring populations.

(g) Upon determining that a certificate application is complete the department shall:

1. (1) send notice to the applicant of such determination;
2. (2) cause a notice of application to be published in the next available Environmental Notice Bulletin. Such publication shall be no later than 10 calendar days after the date of such notice;
3. (3) provide notice to the chief executive officer of each municipality in which the proposed project is located;
4. (4) direct the applicant to provide notice to all property owners of record within one-half mile of the proposed facility and to such other persons and in such manner as shall be determined by the department;
5. (5) publish or cause to be published notice of the application in at least two newspapers having a general circulation in the area in which the proposed activity is located, in contiguous areas potentially affected by the proposed action and in the newspaper(s) of record for the township or city in which the proposed facility is located; and
6. (6) send the application to the Governor and request that a facility siting board be constituted.