(1) Within thirty days after receipt of an application for a permit and the correct processing fee the Department shall review the application and shall request submittal of additional information the Department is authorized by law to request. The applicant shall have ninety days after the Department mails a timely request for additional information to submit that information to the Department. If an applicant requires more than ninety days in which to respond to a request for additional information, the applicant may notify the Department in writing of the circumstances, at which time the application shall be held in active status for one additional period of up to ninety days. Additional extensions shall be granted for good cause shown by the applicant. A showing that the applicant is making a diligent effort to obtain the requested additional information shall constitute good cause. Failure of an applicant to provide the timely requested information by the applicable deadline shall result in denial of the application.

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    (2) If the applicant believes any Department request for additional information is not authorized by law or rule, the applicant may request a hearing pursuant to Florida Statutes § 120.57
    (3) Within 30 days after receipt of such additional information, the Department shall review it and may request only that information needed to clarify such additional information or to answer new questions raised by or directly related to such additional information.
    (4) If the applicant believes the request of the Department for such additional information is not authorized by law or rule, the Department, at the applicant’s request, shall begin to process the permit application. Such a request by the applicant shall be in writing and shall be clearly labelled as a request for the Department to process the application. The applicant’s request shall state the reasons why the applicant believes the Department’s request for additional information is not authorized by law or rule. The applicant shall clearly state that the applicant requests the Department to process the application without that information. The applicant’s request shall be submitted to the Department office which made the request.
    (5) Permits shall be approved or denied within 90 days after receipt of the original application, the last item of timely requested additional material, or the applicant’s written request to begin processing the permit application, whichever occurs last.
    (6) The procedures in this section do not apply to hazardous waste facility permitting under rule Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-730, or to other permitting for which there are other specific procedures.
Rulemaking Authority 120.54(5), 403.061, 403.087 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.0876 FS. History-New 12-3-84, Amended 8-31-88, 7-11-93, Formerly 17-4.055, Amended 8-16-98.