I. Within 30 days of receiving a complete application, the department shall make a determination of eligibility in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147-F:4 after review and approval by the department of justice. The department shall send its written determination to the applicant and the municipality within which the property is located. If the department denies eligibility, it shall provide the applicant with a statement of the reasons therefor.
II. With notice of eligibility, the department shall provide the applicant with a tentative schedule for document submittal and department review of each subsequent stage of the remediation process provided under this chapter.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 147-F:10

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Department: means department of environmental services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 147-F:3
  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12

III. The applicant may request in writing that the commissioner of the department, in conjunction with the department of justice, review an eligibility denial. The commissioner shall issue a final decision, after review and approval by the department of justice. No appeal of the commissioner’s final decision shall be available.