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(a)The department:
(1)shall make a determination on an application submitted under
section 2 of this chapter not later than ninety (90) days after the
date the department receives the completed application, including
all required supplemental information, unless the department and
the applicant agree to a longer time; and
(2)may conduct any inquiry or investigation, consistent with the
department's duties under this chapter, the department considers
necessary before making a determination.
(b)If the department fails to make a determination on an application
not later than ninety (90) days after the date the department receives
the completed application, the applicant may request and receive a
refund of an approval application fee paid by the applicant, and the
commissioner shall:
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1. (a) The department:
(1) shall make a determination on an application submitted under
section 2 of this chapter not later than ninety (90) days after the
date the department receives the completed application, including
all required supplemental information, unless the department and
the applicant agree to a longer time; and
(2) may conduct any inquiry or investigation, consistent with the
department's duties under this chapter, the department considers
necessary before making a determination.
(b) If the department fails to make a determination on an application
not later than ninety (90) days after the date the department receives
the completed application, the applicant may request and receive a
refund of an approval application fee paid by the applicant, and the
commissioner shall:
(1) continue to review the application;
(2) approve or deny the application as soon as practicable; and
(3) refund the applicant's application fee not later than twenty-five
(25) working days after the receipt of the applicant's request.
(c) The commissioner may suspend the processing of an application
and the ninety (90) day period described under this section if the
department determines within thirty (30) days after the department
receives the application that the application is incomplete and has
mailed a notice of deficiency to the applicant that specifies the parts of
the application that:
(1) do not contain adequate information for the department to
process the application; or
(2) are not consistent with applicable law.
(d) The department may establish requirements in an approval
regarding that part of the confined feeding operation that concerns
manure handling and application to assure compliance with:
(1) this chapter;
(2) rules adopted under this chapter;
(3) the water pollution control laws;
(4) rules adopted under the water pollution control laws; and
(5) policies and statements adopted under IC 13-14-1-11.5
relative to confined feeding operations.
(e) Subject to subsection (f), the commissioner may deny an
application upon making either or both of the following findings:
(1) A responsible party intentionally misrepresented or concealed
any material fact in either or both of the following:
(A) An application for approval under section 1 of this chapter.
(B) A disclosure statement required by section 1.4 of this
chapter.
(2) An enforcement action was resolved against a responsible
party as described in either or both of the following:
(A) Section 1.4(c)(5) of this chapter.
(B) Section 1.4(c)(6) of this chapter.
(f) Before making a determination to approve or deny an
application, the commissioner must consider the following factors:
(1) The nature and details of the acts attributed to the responsible
party.
(2) The degree of culpability of the responsible party.
(3) The responsible party's cooperation with the state, federal, or
foreign agencies involved in the investigation of the activities
involved in actions referred to in section 1.4(c)(5) and 1.4(c)(6)
of this chapter.
(4) The responsible party's dissociation from any other persons or
entities convicted in a criminal enforcement action referred to in
section 1.4(c)(5) and 1.4(c)(6) of this chapter.
(5) Prior or subsequent self-policing or internal education
programs established by the responsible party to prevent acts,
omissions, or violations referred to in section 1.4(c)(5) and
1.4(c)(6) of this chapter.
(g) Except as provided in subsection (h), in taking action under
subsection (e), the commissioner must make separately stated findings
of fact to support the action taken. The findings of fact must:
(1) include a statement of ultimate fact; and
(2) be accompanied by a concise statement of the underlying
basic facts of record to support the findings.
(h) If the commissioner denies an application under subsection (e),
the commissioner is not required to explain the extent to which any of
the factors set forth in subsection (f) influenced the denial.
(i) The department may amend an approval under section 1 of this
chapter or revoke an approval under section 1 of this chapter:
(1) for failure to comply with:
(A) this chapter;
(B) rules adopted under this chapter;
(C) the water pollution control laws; or
(D) rules adopted under the water pollution control laws; and
(2) as needed to prevent discharges of manure into the
environment that pollute or threaten to pollute the waters of the
state.