What if a Federal or State agency or other interested party requests additional information?

§ 148.108 What if a Federal or State agency or other interested party requests additional information? (a) Any Federal or State agency or other interested person may recommend that the applicant provide information that is not specified by this subchapter. (b) Recommendations must state briefly why the information is needed. (c) The Commandant (CG-5P) must receive the request prior to the closing dates for the comment periods for scoping, and the draft or final environmental impact statement or environmental assessment. MARAD will consider the request before making a final decision on whether or not to approve the license application. (d) The Commandant (CG-5P) will consider whether: (1) The information requested is essential for processing the license application; and (2) The time and effort required by the applicant in gathering the information will result in an undue delay in the application process. (e) The Commandant (CG-5P) may discuss the recommendation with the recommending person and the applicant prior to issuing a determination. [USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39176, July 1, 2013]