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California Public Resources Code Section 25522

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section
25520.5, within 18 months of the filing of an application for
certification, or within 12 months if it is filed within one year of
the commission's approval of the notice of intent, or at any later
time as is mutually agreed by the commission and the applicant, the
commission shall issue a written decision as to the application.
   (b) The commission shall determine, within 45 days after it
receives the application, whether the application is complete.  If
the commission determines that the application is complete, the
application shall be deemed filed for purposes of this section on the
date that this determination is made.  If the commission determines
that the application is incomplete, the commission shall specify in
writing those parts of the application which are incomplete and shall
indicate the manner in which it can be made complete.  If the
applicant submits additional data to complete the application, the
commission shall determine, within 30 days after receipt of that
data, whether the data is sufficient to make the application
complete.  The application shall be deemed filed on the date when the
commission determines the application is complete  if the commission
has adopted regulations specifying the informational requirements
for a complete application, but if the commission has not adopted
regulations, the application shall be deemed filed on the last date
the commission receives any additional data that completes the
application.

Last modified: January 12, 2009