UC Irvine Extension Introduces 'Regulatory Permitting and the Development Process'.Seminar Helps Participants Navigate the Complex Maze of Permitting and Consultation Requirements IRVINE, Calif. -- UC Irvine Extension is offering a new seminar entitled, "Regulatory Permitting and the Development Process," which helps participants understand the complicated maze of permitting and consultation requirements which often affect natural and cultural resources, requiring involvement with a host of agencies, and compliance with state and federal environmental laws. The one-day class will be held on Wednesday, February 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the UCI UCI University of California, Irvine UCI Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) UCI Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos UCI United Cinemas International (UK) Learning Center in Orange, Calif. The new seminar caters to professionals who coordinate the environmental permitting and consultation requirements for projects subject to California Environmental Quality Act The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a California law (California Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) passed in 1970, shortly after the Federal Government passed the National Environmental Policy Act. (CEQA CEQA California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 ) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Participants will gain an understanding of the laws and regulations that apply to land use projects that impact wetlands, streams, and other waters; endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. ; historic resources; and water quality. The seminar will include lectures, discussion sessions and a question and answer session with regulatory professionals. Upon completion of the seminar, participants will be able to: * Determine which local, state and federal agencies need to be consulted for project review and permits * Describe the regulatory background and the procedural and substantive requirements of the primary permitting and consultation programs * Integrate various environmental compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). * Reduce the time and cost of preparing environmental documents and implementing projects Seminar instructor, Kenneth M. Bogdan, J.D., is an environment planner and attorney for Jones & Stokes, a consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a specializing in environmental planning Environmental planning is a relatively new field of study that aims to merge the practice of urban planning with the concerns of environmentalism. Essentially speaking, while urban planners have traditionally factored in economic development, transportation, sanitation, and other and natural resource management. Bogdan specializes in analyzing issues regarding compliance with environmental laws and regulations at the state and federal levels. "This seminar will review the history and common problems of regulatory permitting during the development process and how to integrate this with CEQA and NEPA compliance," said Kenneth Bogdan, course instructor at UC Irvine Extension. "There have been some recent changes to certain regulatory processes and participants will learn how the changes affect the time and cost of preparing and submitting the necessary documents." Also teaching the seminar will be Shelah Riggs, MS, a senior regulatory compliance specialist with Jones & Stokes. She has extensive experience in regulatory permitting and has conducted numerous wetland and streambed streambed or stream channel Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. delineations throughout California and Oregon. To register for the course visit www.extension.uci.edu. For more information about this seminar contact Judy Purewal at (949) 824-6538 or via email at japurewa@uci.edu. About UC Irvine Extension: As the continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). arm of UCI, UC Irvine Extension is dedicated to providing a university-level learning experience for students, offering thousands of exciting courses and programs to local, regional, and global constituencies. UC Irvine Extension offers a rich array of academic and community programs to support a diverse audience, from a wide selection of academic programs to numerous campus activities. For more information, please visit www.extension.uci.edu. About the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine: The University of California, Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. The second-largest employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual economic impact of $3.3 billion. For more UCI news, visit www.today.uci.edu. |
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