California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5 - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 15 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
Subchapter 2 - When the Commission is a Responsible Agency
Section 11560 - Review and Comment on and Consideration of Environmental Documents

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 11560

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) When the Commission is not the lead agency on any proposed activity, the Executive Director shall:

(1) respond to any request for consultation by the lead agency to assist the lead agency in preparing adequate environmental documents for the proposed activity;

(2) review any initial study, environmental assessment, negative declaration, environmental impact report, or environmental impact statement sent to him or her for consultation from the lead agency or the State Clearinghouse, determine what comments should be made on behalf of the Commission, and forward such comments to the lead agency;

(3) consider the environmental effects of the proposed activity as described in any certified environmental impact report, adopted negative declaration, environmental assessment, or environmental impact statement prepared or provided by the lead agency and summarize the environmental information contained therein as relevant to Commission's statutory responsibilities in the application summary and/or staff recommendation on the permit application or in the staff planning report on a planning matter; and

(4) include the executive summary, if any, of any certified environmental impact report, adopted negative declaration, environmental assessment, or environmental impact statement prepared or provided by the lead agency with the application summary on the permit application or with the staff planning report on a planning matter.

(b) The Commission may in its discretion hold a public hearing on any environmental document submitted to it and may direct the staff to make whatever comments or to obtain whatever additional information the Commission deems appropriate.

(c) If a lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for a proposed activity that identifies one or more significant environmental effects and the Commission approves an application for the proposed activity, the Commission shall make any findings required by Public Resources Code section 21081 and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations sections 15091(a) and 15093(b).

(d) If the Commission makes any finding as described in Public Resources Code section 21081(a)(1) and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations section 15091(a)(1), it shall adopt a program for monitoring or reporting on the revisions it has required in the project or the measures it has imposed as conditions of approval to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects.

1. Renumbering and amendment of Section 10970 to Section 11560 filed 5-18-87; operative 6-17-87 (Register 87, No. 30). For prior history, see Register 79, No. 29.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) and NOTE filed 12-31-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 6-2-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Section 66632(f), Government Code; and Sections 21082 and 29201(e), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21080.4, 21080.5, 21081, 21081.6, 21104 and 21153, Public Resources Code.

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