NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Land Use Management
Land Use Regulation Program

Notice of Rule Proposal
Coastal Permit Program Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7

Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a readoption with amendments to the Coastal Permit Program Rules. A statement of the substance of the proposal follows:

This rule proposal is for the readoption with amendments of the Coastal Permit Program Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:7). This chapter establishes the procedures by which the Department of Environmental Protection reviews permit applications and appeals from permit decisions under the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA), the Wetlands Act of 1970, and the Waterfront Development Law. Most of the proposed amendments are minor in nature including correction of typographical errors, minor additions to requirement lists and various language clarifications. Substantive changes include the addition of information on jurisdictional determinations, various amendments to existing general permits, and the proposal of three new general permits.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated November 7, 2005. The proposal can be viewed or downloaded from the DEP web site(PDF). A copy of the proposal is also available by e-mailing the Land Use Regulation Program, or by calling the Department at (609) 984-3444. Be advised that there may be a fee for obtaining a copy of the proposal from some sources.

Public hearings concerning the proposal are scheduled as follows:

December 14, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
Long Branch City – Council Chambers
344 Broadway Townsend Residential Life Center
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
732-222-7000

December 15, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
The Richard Stockton College of N.J.
Townsend Residential Life Center
Jim Leeds Road
Pomona, New Jersey 08240-0195
609-652-1776

Written comments may be submitted by January 5, 2006 to:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Gary J. Brower, Esq.
ATTN: Docket File No. 35-05-09/531
Office of Legal Affairs
PO Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625