R17-1-604. Application Processing; Time-frames

A. The Department shall provide notice to the applicant that the application is either complete or incomplete within five busi- ness days of receiving the application: 1. If the application is complete, the notice to the applicant shall indicate the date the Department stamped the com- plete application as received; or 2. If the application is incomplete, the notice to the appli- cant shall indicate the current date and include an item- ized list of all missing information the Department requires of the applicant before the application can be processed. B. An applicant with an incomplete application shall respond to the notice provided by the Department under subsection (A)(2) within 10 days after the date indicated on the notice. 1. The Department may deny the permit if the applicant fails to provide all required information within 10 days after the date of the notice. 2. On receipt of all required information, the Department shall provide to the applicant the notice prescribed under subsection (A)(1). C. The Director shall render a permit decision within 10 business days after the date an application is determined to be complete. The date of receipt is the date on the notice provided by the Department to the applicant under subsection (A)(1) acknowl- edging receipt of the complete application. D. For the purpose of A.R.S. § 41-1073, the Department estab- lishes the following permit time-frames: 1. Administrative completeness review time-frame: Five business days. 2. Substantive review time-frame: 10 business days. 3. Overall time-frame: 15 business days.