(1) The department will review each submitted application to insure that it is completed.   If additional information is required, the department will notify the applicant in writing and will postpone processing the application until the additional information requested is received and the application is complete.   If the requested additional information is not received within 90 days after the applicant has been notified, a new application must be submitted.

(2) Within 15 days after receipt of the completed application, the department shall notify in writing the local health officer in the county where the proposed solid waste management system will be located.   The department shall review the completed application and other relevant information and make a proposed decision based on the applicant's apparent ability to comply with the act and this subchapter.

(3) A public notice will then be prepared by the department to explain its proposed decision.   It shall be circulated in the following manner: one copy to the applicant, and 3 copies shall be mailed to the public health officer along with instructions that they be posted at the nearest post office and 2 other public buildings serving the geographical area of the proposed system.   At least 1 news release shall be prepared and sent by the department to an area newspaper.

(4) The purpose of the public notice is to inform the public and seek their views on the proposed license.   The notice shall state the name and address of the applicant, the proposed location of the solid waste management facility, and the department's proposed decision.   The public shall be informed that it has 30 days from the date of the public notice to submit written comments to the department concerning the license application.   Interested persons may obtain copies of the completed application and the department's proposed decision, upon request, by enclosing the copying costs.

(5) After the comment period has expired, the department will make its final decision and then notify in writing the local health officer, the applicant and any other interested persons who have requested to be notified.   If the department decides to issue the license, the local health officer has up to 15 days within which to validate the license with his signature. If he refuses to validate the license, he must notify the department, the applicant and any other interested persons in writing.   His decision must be based only on whether the application complies with the act and this subchapter.