Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) An applicant
may request an extension of any deadline to provide information to the
department.
(b) Each request for a
deadline extension shall be filed in writing, signed as required by Fis
1004.04, and contain the following information:
(1) The name, mailing address, and daytime
telephone number of the requestor and, if available, the requestor's e-mail
address;
(2) A brief description of
the application to which the request relates, such as project name and town;
(3) The NHB Data Check tool
results letter number;
(4) The
date of the notice of incompleteness or request for additional information in
which the deadline for which an extension is being sought was established;
(5) The deadline that was
established;
(6) A full
explanation of why an extension is needed;
(7) If the extension is not needed for all of
the missing components or additional information, the specific item(s) to which
the request applies; and (8) The alternative deadline proposed by the
requestor.
(c) If the
deadline extension does not apply to all of the missing components or
additional information, the applicant shall submit the item(s) to which the
request does not apply by the deadline originally established.
(d) The department shall extend a deadline
for completing an application or submitting additional information if a
complete request for deadline extension was submitted prior to the established
deadline, and:
(1) In order to submit the
missing component(s) or additional information, the applicant requires
information from a third party not under the applicant's control, and the
applicant has not received the information despite making diligent efforts to
obtain it; or
(2) The applicant
has otherwise been prevented by circumstances beyond the applicant's control
from obtaining or preparing the missing component(s) or additional information.
(e) A deadline shall
not be extended for more than one year past the original date established in
the notice of incompleteness or request for additional information.
(f) The department shall deny a request for a
deadline extension if:
(1) The request for
extension is not submitted prior to the deadline;
(2) The applicant is unwilling to submit the
information that has been requested; or
(3) The alternative deadline requested is a
date that is more than one year past the original date established by the
department for submission of the information.
(g) The department shall notify the person
requesting the deadline extension of its decision in writing, setting forth:
(1) If the request is denied, the department
shall identify the specific reason(s) for the denial; or
(2) If the request is granted, the department
shall establish the new deadline in the notice.
