§ 24-250 Action on applications for certificates or tunneling permits.
AC § 24-250
(a)The commissioner shall act within a reasonable time not to exceed sixty days on an application for a tunneling permit, for an operating certificate, or for a renewal of an operating certificate, and shall notify the applicant in writing of his or her approval or disapproval of the application.
(b)If an application is disapproved, the commissioner shall set forth his or her objections in the notice of disapproval or notice of violation.
(c)Within sixty days after service on the applicant of the notice of disapproval, exclusive of the day of service, the applicant may request the commissioner to reconsider the application by answering in writing the commissioner's objection to the application.
(d)The commissioner shall consider the applicant's answer to his or her objections, and shall notify the applicant in writing within a reasonable time, not to exceed sixty days, of his or her approval or denial of the application. Failure to answer or request an extension of time within sixty days after service of the notice of disapproval or a notice of violation shall be deemed a denial of the application.
(e)The commissioner may grant a temporary operating certificate or tunneling permit for a period not to exceed sixty days upon receipt of an application for the granting or renewal of an operating certificate and may, at his or her discretion, renew a temporary operating certificate or tunneling permit for an additional period not to exceed sixty days.
