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560.43

560.43 Responsibilities of agencies.

560.43(1)

(1) Interagency cooperation. Each agency shall:

560.43(1)(a)

(a) Designate a staff person to coordinate agency cooperation with office staff, provide information to office staff on the permit process and direct office staff to appropriate staff within the agency.

560.43(1)(b)

(b) Cooperate with office staff and respond promptly to requests for assistance in expediting and requests for information on the permit process under s. 560.42.

560.43(1)(c)

(c) Include material provided by the office under s. 560.42 (4) in any public informational material on permits that it provides.

560.43(1)(d)

(d) Maintain responsibility for interpreting the requirements of and granting or denying its permits.

560.43(1)(e)

(e) In reviewing a submitted application for a permit, notify the applicant of all reasons the application is incomplete or incorrectly submitted at the first time the agency returns the application to the applicant.

560.43(1)(f)

(f) Periodically review and, if appropriate, revise its administrative rules and its permit applications to simplify and expedite the processing of permit applications.

560.43(1)(g)

(g) Provide to the office written notification of a change to a permit, along with a copy of the new or revised permit, before the effective date of the change.

560.43(2)

(2) Preapplication meetings. Each agency shall provide an opportunity for a preapplication meeting with its staff to any person interested in applying for a permit upon request by the person or the office, and shall comply with the following requirements:

560.43(2)(a)

(a) The agency shall conduct preapplication meetings in an informal manner.

560.43(2)(b)

(b) In any preapplication meeting, the agency shall identify all permits required by the agency for a business activity, describe the steps and identify the time period for each step in the permit process and identify potential problems in the process.

560.43(2)(d)

(d) The agency shall invite participation by office staff in preapplication meetings when appropriate.

560.43(2)(e)

(e) The agency shall publicize the availability of preapplication meetings to persons contacting them about permits.

560.43 - ANNOT.

History: 1983 a. 91; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 265.