For common and routine permit applications, the Department of Environmental Quality may expedite the permitting process by issuing permits of general applicability, hereafter identified as "general permits". General permits shall be subject to all the Tier II administrative procedures including the public participation requirements. The administrative process for rulemaking shall not be applicable to the issuance of general permits. Individual applicants may obtain authorization through the Tier I process to conduct an activity covered by a general permit. General permits are limited to activities under the Tier I and Tier II classifications.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 200, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.