Expedited Permit Processing Program

Acts 586 and 779 of the 2006 Regular Legislative Session authorized the LDEQ to develop an expedited permit processing program. The statutes allow interested applicants to reimburse the LDEQ for overtime costs incurred by LDEQ employees that work overtime to expedite the processing of a permit, modification, license, registration or variance. These statutes also afford the LDEQ the opportunity to hire contractors to perform this work if deemed necessary.

All requests for expedited permit processing must be accompanied by the **required form.** Applicants for expedited permit processing should be aware that not all permitting activities are eligible. Approval of expedited permit processing requests are subject to, among other considerations, the availability of departmental resources in accordance with LAC 33:I. Chapter 18.