NJDEP Licensing Board Sets April 18 Deadline for Comments on LSRP Audit Process

The Audit Committee of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board is soliciting comments on its draft process and questionnaire for the completion of statutorily required audits of the work of Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs). The Committee is accepting comments until April 18, 2011. The Board intends to finalize the process and questionnaire at its May 2, 2011 meeting.

The New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act created the Board to oversee the work of LSRPs. Under the statute, each year the Board must audit the submissions and conduct of at least 10% of all LSRPs. The audits will serve as a first step for gathering information on LSRP submissions and on their compliance with the statute’s code of conduct for LSRPs. The draft process and questionnaire can be found on the Board’s website.

Comments should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on April 18, 2011 via e-mail to karen.hershey@dep.state.nj.us or via mail to:

Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board
c/o New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection/Site Remediation Program
Office of Assistant Commissioner
PO Box 420; Mailcode 401-06
401 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Attn: Audit Committee


Paul M. Hauge is an Associate in the Gibbons Real Property & Environmental Department.

NJDEP Announces Availability of New Forms for Site Remediation Program

On January 13, 2011, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Site Remediation Program will release new and updated forms for use by those conducting site investigations and cleanups. The forms -- which already number in the dozens -- must be used when information is submitted to the Program, and were developed pursuant to the requirements of the Site Remediation Reform Act. Interested parties will be able to see the new and updated forms by visiting a dedicated webpage, scrolling down or clicking on “Current Forms,” and noting the version and date for each form.


Paul M. Hauge is an Associate in the Gibbons Real Property & Environmental Department.