Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 40 - Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Article 4 - Permit Application Procedures
5 AAC 40.190 - Review and approval schedules

(a) Except as provided in 5 AAC 40.180, the application review and approval process is set out in Schedules A and B in (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) Hatchery Permit Application Review - Schedule A. The time frame for processing an application under Schedule A is 60 days, which is the fastest period that an application can be processed if no problems are encountered.

Applicant

submits

applica-

tion to PNP coor-

dinator. UNHANDLEDCHAR PNP

coordi-

nator re-

views the

applica-

tion for

complete-

ness. If the

applica-

tion is in-

complete,

or does not

contain a

completed

manage-

ment fea-

sibility

analysis,

PNP coor-

dinator

requests

the neces-

sary in-

formation

from

applicant. UNHANDLEDCHAR After ap-

plication

is accept-

ed, the

commercial

fisheries

management

and deve-

lopment

(CFMD) di-

vision

technical

staff re-

views appli-

cation, sub-

mits com-

ments to

the PNP

coordinator,

or requests

additional

informa-

tion from

the PNP

coordinator. UNHANDLEDCHAR Depart-

ment man-

agement

and region-

al staff

reviews

applica-

tion, sub-

mits com-

ments to

the PNP

coordina-

tor, or

requests

additional

informa-

tion from

the PNP

coordi-

nator. UNHANDLEDCHAR The re-

gional

planning

team re-

views appli-

cation to

determine

if proposal

is compat-

ible with

the region-

al compre-

hensive

salmon

plan;

sends rec-

ommendation

to the com-

missioner. UNHANDLEDCHAR Basic

Manage-

ment Plan

(BMP) is

drafted

by depart-

ment area

staff, ap-

plicant,

and the

PNP coor-

dinator. UNHANDLEDCHAR The appli-

cation and

BMP are

completed.

The depart-

ment sched-

ules a pub-

lic hear-

ing. (AS

16.10.410,

5 AAC

40.210,

and 5 AAC

40.820).

Note: All requests from department technical, management, and regional staff for additional information must be directed to the PNP coordinator.

(c) Issuance of Private Nonprofit Hatchery Permit - Schedule B. The time period for processing an application under Schedule B is 75 days.

Completed

application

with Basic

Management

Plan (BMP):

30 day no-

tice pub-

lished for

public

hearing on

the com-

pleted ap-

plication

and BMP. UNHANDLEDCHAR Public hearing

held

(AS 16.10.410,

5 AAC 40.210,

and 5 AAC

40.820).

Public hear-

ing process

concludes

10 days

after oral

hearing

to allow the

department

to respond

to specific

objections. UNHANDLEDCHAR BMP final-

ized by appli-

cant and

PNP coor-

dinator after

completion

of public

hearing

(d) If additional information is requested from the applicant by the PNP coordinator at any time during the review and approval process set out in 5 AAC 40.190, Schedule A, the remainder of the 60-day time period will be suspended until the requested information is received by the PNP coordinator and determined to be sufficient.