SECTION 28.11. Permitting Assistance Coordinator

The permitting assistance coordinator will perform the following functions:

(1) Applicant Assistance: Upon the request of an applicant, the permitting assistance coordinator will assist the applicant and monitor the status of the application until the permitting agency or subdivision has all information necessary to decide to issue, condition, or deny the permit. The coordinator will be responsible for providing preapplication assistance, on behalf of the PAG, by performing the services described in §28.12 of this chapter.

(2) Permitting Coastal Issue Team Meetings: The permitting assistance coordinator will schedule, organize, and conduct meetings of the committee's permitting coastal issue team to discuss recommendations regarding particular permit applications or other proposed actions subject to the CMP, or any other coastal permitting or regulatory matters.

(3) Chair of the PAG: The permitting assistance coordinator will serve as the chair of the PAG and will facilitate the preliminary consistency review process conducted by the PAG, as described in Subchapter C of this chapter.

(4) Permit Streamlining: The permitting assistance coordinator will help identify any permitting issues, policies, or practices that create the potential for delay in permitting decisions. The coordinator will work with permitting agency or subdivision representatives and coastal issue team members to develop and implement recommendations to reduce duplication, improve, and streamline permitting processes.

(5) Reporting: The permitting assistance coordinator will document applicant requests for assistance, track permit reviews, and provide reports and data on permitting assistance activities in accordance with federal and state reporting requirements.

Source Note: The provisions of this §28.11 adopted to be effective April 3, 1997, 22 TexReg 3041; amended to be effective July 19, 1999, 24 TexReg 5522; amended to be effective March 29, 2010, 35 TexReg 2601; amended to be effective October 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 6450; transferred effective December 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register October 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7301; amended to be effective July 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 3674