New Jersey § 58:10a-9

§ 58:10a-9.

Applications 1 for permits shall be submitted within such times, on such forms, and with such signatures

as may be prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain such information as he

may require. The commissioner shall, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by regulation,

establish and charge reasonable annual administrative fees, which fees shall be based

upon, and shall not exceed, the estimated cost of processing, monitoring and administering

the NJPDES permits. Said fees shall be deposited to the credit of the State and be deemed as part of

the General State Fund. The Legislature shall annually appropriate an amount equivalent to the amount anticipated

to be collected as fees charged under this section in support of NJPDES program. b. The commissioner shall give public notice of every complete application for a permit

in a manner designed to inform interested and potentially interested persons, affected

states and appropriate governmental agencies of his proposed determination to issue

or deny a permit. The notice shall announce a period of at least 30 days during which the interested

persons may request additional facts, submit written views, and request a public hearing

on the proposed discharge or determination. All written comments so submitted shall be retained and considered by the commissioner

in formulating his final determination with respect to the permit application. The commissioner may give combined notice of two or more permit applications and

proposed determinations provided that the requirements of this section are observed

for each application. c. All permit applications, documented information concerning actual and proposed

discharges, comments received from the public, and draft and issued permits shall

be made available to the public for inspection and for duplication. At his discretion, the commissioner may also make available any other records, reports,

plans or information pertaining to permit applicants or permittees, but he shall protect

from disclosure any information, other than effluent data, upon a showing by any person

that such information, if made public, would divulge methods or processes entitled

to protection as trade secrets of such person. The commissioner may prescribe reasonable fees to reimburse the department for duplication

expenses under this section. d. The commissioner shall hold a public hearing on a permit application before a final

determination, if a significant showing of interest on the part of the public appears

in favor of holding such a hearing. At his discretion, the commissioner may also hold such a hearing on his own motion

or if requested to so do by any other interested person. Public notices of every public hearing under this subsection, including a concise

statement of the issues to be considered therein, shall be given at least 30 days

in advance, and shall be circulated at least as widely as was the notice of the permit

application. The commissioner may hold a single hearing on two or more applications. To the extent feasible, he shall afford all persons or representatives of all points

of view an opportunity to appear, but may so allocate hearing time as to exclude repetitious,

redundant, or irrelevant matter. All testimony and documentary material submitted at the hearing shall be considered

by the commissioner in formulating his final determination. e. The commissioner may appoint and employ such persons as he deems necessary to enforce

and administer the provisions of this act, and determine their qualifications, term

of office, duties and compensation, all without regard to the provisions of Title

11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes. 2 1

So in original; no subsection a. has been enacted. 2

Repealed. Now Title 11A.