| (a) Each committee member representing an agency shall
appoint a representative to the permitting assistance group (PAG).
Each agency's PAG representative is responsible for submitting the
information that his or her agency is required to provide under these
rules. Other interested committee members not representing agencies
may serve or appoint a representative to the PAG.
(b) The primary responsibility of the PAG is to conduct
and coordinate preliminary consistency reviews. Preliminary consistency
reviews are intended to create greater predictability in the permitting
process by providing applicants with a non-binding, advisory set of
preliminary recommendations and findings regarding a proposed action's
likely consistency with goals and policies of the CMP.
(c) The preliminary consistency review process does
not supplant the regular permitting process. Because the purpose of
this process is to foster predictability and not reach a final result,
preliminary consistency reviews may produce statements that must be
qualified because the information provided by the applicant is incomplete,
the review time is shorter, or the matter warrant additional public
comment.
(d) The PAG may be convened to assist with the planning
and development of regional general permits and general permits to
support future beach management and nourishment, coastal restoration
projects, and the continued development of the Coastal Management
Program.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §28.3 adopted to be effective October 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 6450; transferred effective December 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register October 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7301; amended to be effective July 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 3674 |
