Louisiana Administrative Code

A. This Policy and Procedure Memorandum rescinds Policy and Procedure Memorandum Number 50 that was promulgated September 2014. B. For executive branch agencies that hire attorneys under professional services contracts controlled by Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised…

A.1. R.S. 39:1561 authorizes the commissioner of administration, or his/her designee, to consider and decide all matters of policy relative to professional, personal, consulting and social services, and to audit and review the implementation of regulations, and policy determinati…

A. To control costs, to increase efficiencies and to insure quality and standard billing practices, in addition to all legal requirements, any agency that contracts for attorney services under Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, shall, by January 1, 2015, institute case h…

A. This policy shall apply to all new contracts by reference entered into on or after September 20, 2014, and shall remain in existence after January 1, 2015, when the Office of Contractual Review is merged into the Office of State Procurement.

A. The DOA is currently conducting a pilot program regarding a web-based electronic billing platform for the submission and review of attorney bills by executive branch agencies. Until the pilot program is concluded, no executive branch agency at the department level shall pursue…

A. The competitive projects tax exemption program provides an ad valorem property tax exemption for the facility of an eligible business. The secretary of the department economic development (“LED”) or a local governmental entity listed in R.S. 47:4353 may invite targeted non-man…

A. A contract for the program is available for projects located in parishes which have agreed to participate in the program. B. A parish is eligible to participate in the program upon approval by all of the following local governmental entities: 1. the parish governing authority;…

A. At the invitation of the secretary or a local governmental entity of a participating parish, a business may apply for participation in the program by submitting certified statements and substantiating documents as required by LED. B. The secretary or a local governmental entit…

A. Contract. The secretary shall determine the terms and conditions of the contract, including the term, performance obligations, monitoring by the department, reporting by the business, auditing of contract performance and the consequences of any failure to perform such obligati…

A. The qualified business must submit certification (signed by a key employee of the business) that it continues to meet all eligibility requirements of the program as well as all performance obligations of the contract by April 1 of each year. A company’s failure to submit the a…

A. This Subchapter establishes requirements that apply to the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures at new facilities. The purpose of these requirements is to establish the best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental im…

A. This Subchapter applies to a new facility if it: 1. is a point source that uses or proposes to use a cooling water intake structure; 2. has at least one cooling water intake structure that uses at least 25 percent of the water it withdraws for cooling purposes as specified in …

A. You must comply with this Subchapter when an LPDES permit containing requirements consistent with this Subchapter is issued to you.

Annual Mean Flow―the average of daily flows over a calendar year. Historical data (up to 10 years) must be used where available. Closed-Cycle Recirculating System―a system designed, using minimized makeup and blowdown flows, to withdraw water from a natural or other water source …

A. The owner or operator of a new facility may be required to comply with Subsection E of this Section, and must comply with the requirements of either: 1. Track I in Subsection B or C of this Section; or 2. Track II in Subsection D of this Section. B. Track I Requirements for Ne…

A. Any interested person may request that alternative requirements less stringent than those specified in LAC 33:IX.4709.A-E be imposed in the permit. The state administrative authority may establish alternative requirements less stringent than the requirements of LAC 33:IX.4709.…

A. As an owner or operator of a new facility, you must submit the application information required by LAC 33:IX.2501.R and the information required in either Subsection B of this Section for Track I or Subsection C of this Section for Track II when you apply for a new or reissued…

A. As an owner or operator of a new facility, you will be required to perform monitoring to demonstrate your compliance with the requirements specified in LAC 33:IX.4709. B. Biological Monitoring. You must monitor both impingement and entrainment of the commercial, recreational, …

A. As an owner or operator of a new facility, you are required to keep records and report information and data to the state administrative authority as described in Subsections B and C of this Section. B. You must keep records of all the data used to complete the permit applicati…

A. Permit Application. The state administrative authority must review materials submitted by the applicant under LAC 33:IX.2501.R.3 and 4713 at the time of the initial permit application and before each permit renewal or reissuance. 1. After receiving the initial permit applicati…

A. LAC 33:IX.2501.R.1.b and R.5 are hereby suspended. B. LAC 33:IX.Chapter 47.Subchapter B, with the exception of LAC 33:IX.4731.B, is hereby suspended.

A. This Subchapter establishes requirements that apply to the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures at existing facilities that are subject to this Subchapter (i.e., Phase II existing facilities). The purpose of these requirements is to e…

A. An existing facility, as defined in LAC 33:IX.4735.A, is a Phase II existing facility subject to this Subchapter if it meets each of the following criteria. 1. It is a point source. 2. It uses or proposes to use cooling water intake structures with a total design intake flow o…

A. In addition to the definitions provided in LAC 33:IX.2313, the following special definitions apply to this Subchapter. Adaptive Management Method―a type of project management method where a facility chooses an approach to meeting the project goal, monitors the effectiveness of…

A. Compliance Alternatives. You must select and implement one of the following five alternatives for establishing best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact at your facility. 1. You may demonstrate to the state administrative authority that you have: a.…

A. Submittal of Information for an Owner or Operator of a Phase II Existing Facility 1. You must submit to the state administrative authority the proposal for information collection required in Paragraph B.1 of this Section prior to the start of information collection activities.…

A. As an owner or operator of a Phase II existing facility, you must perform monitoring, as applicable, in accordance with the technology installation and operation plan required by LAC 33:IX.4739.B.4.b, the restoration plan required by LAC 33:IX.4739.B.5, the verification monito…

A. As an owner or operator of a Phase II existing facility you must keep records and report information and data to the state administrative authority as follows. 1. You must keep records of all the data used to complete the permit application and show compliance with the require…

A. Permit Application. As the state administrative authority, you must review materials submitted by the applicant under LAC 33:IX.2501.R and LAC 33:IX.4739 before each permit renewal or reissuance. 1. You must review and comment on the proposal for information collection submitt…

A. The following technologies constitute approved design and construction technologies for purposes of LAC 33:IX.4737.A.4: 1. submerged cylindrical wedge-wire screen technology, if you meet the following conditions: a. your cooling water intake structure is located in a freshwate…

A. This Subchapter establishes requirements that apply to the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities. The purpose of these requirements is to establish the best technology available for min…

A. This Subchapter applies to a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility if it meets all of the following criteria. 1. It is a point source that uses or proposes to use a cooling water intake structure. 2. It has at least one cooling water intake structure that uses at least …

A. You must comply with this Subchapter when an LPDES permit containing requirements consistent with this Subchapter is issued to you.

A. In addition to the definitions set forth in LAC 33:IX.4707, the following special definitions apply to this Subchapter. Cooling Water―water used for contact or noncontact cooling, including water used for equipment cooling, evaporative cooling tower makeup, and dilution of eff…

A. Applicability 1. The owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility must comply with: a. the Track I requirements in Subsection B or the Track II requirements in Subsection C of this Section, if it is a fixed facility; or b. the Track I requirements in Sub…

A. Any interested person may request that alternative requirements less stringent than those specified in LAC 33:IX.4769 be imposed in the permit. The administrative authority may establish alternative requirements less stringent than the requirements in LAC 33:IX.4769 only if: 1…

A. General Application Requirements 1. As an owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, you must submit to the administrative authority a statement that you intend to comply with either: a. the Track I requirements for new offshore oil and gas extraction…

A. As an owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility, you will be required to perform monitoring to demonstrate your compliance with the requirements specified in LAC 33:IX.4769 or alternative requirements in LAC 33:IX.4771. B. Biological Monitoring 1. Fac…

A. As an owner or operator of a new offshore oil and gas extraction facility you are required to keep records and report information and data to the administrative authority as follows. 1. You must keep records of all the data used to complete the permit application and show comp…

A. Permit Application. The administrative authority must review materials submitted by the applicant in accordance with LAC 33:IX.2501.R, 4771, and 4773 at the time of the initial permit application and before each permit renewal or reissuance. 1. After receiving the initial perm…

A. Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System provides for participation via electronic means on an individualized basis for any person with a disability. B. A person with a disability is defined as any of the following: 1. a member of the public with a disability recognized by…

2. If the applicant is granted expedited processing for a permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance after the standard review has commenced, the standard review will continue and expedited processing will proceed in accordance with §4705 and all other requir…

A. Requests for expedited processing shall be submitted using the approved form. The approved form is available on the official website of the Office of Conservation. B. As soon as practicable after receipt of a request for expedited processing of any permit, modification, order,…

A. In addition to the fees charged pursuant to LAC 43:XIX.703 or successor regulations, a fee shall be charged for each application for a permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance that is processed on an expedited basis in accordance with this Chapter. 1. A …

A. An invoice for no less than 50 percent of the estimated expedited processing fee shall be transmitted to the applicant after the Office of Conservation has made a decision to grant expedited application processing. 1. An invoice for continued expedited application processing s…

A. Requirement to Provide Public Notice. The Office of Conservation shall provide notice of each request for expedited processing of an application for a permit, modification, order, license, registration, or variance that is processed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. …

A. A provider shall have a written policy on client civil rights. This policy shall give assurances that: 1. The provider will not discriminate in the rendering of services to individuals because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, handicap, veteran status or any…