The Department of Environmental Protection this week announced that an Expedited Review Process is available for the Air Quality portion of the Money-Back Guarantee Program.

The Expedited Review Timeframes option is being implemented as a permanent part of the Air Quality portion of the program because of the interest generated during the “pilot” Permit Streamlining Project that began on July 1, 2005.

This initiative enhances the existing Money-Back Guarantee Program by providing an opportunity for the owners and operators of air contamination sources to partner with DEP in its continuing efforts to streamline the plan approval process.

The purpose of the program is to demonstrate DEP’s commitment to providing timely permit decisions. Applicants who comply with all elements of the program, but fail to get authorization from DEP by the applicable deadline will automatically have their permit application processing fee returned.

For more details, see the full DEP announcement and the Air Quality Permits webpage.

12/7/2007