Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2A-24: Powers and duties of Department

A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

is hereby authorized to implement and enforce the provisions of the

Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act and rules

promulgated thereunder.

B. In addition to authority under the Oklahoma Agricultural

Code, the Department shall have the power and duty to:

1. Evaluate applications for administrative and technical

completeness pursuant to requirements of the Oklahoma Agricultural

Code and rules promulgated thereunder and, when necessary to

determine the completeness, request changes, revisions, corrections,

or supplemental submissions;

2. Evaluate notices related to applications for sufficiency of

content and compliance and require that omissions or inaccuracies be

cured;

3. Consider timely and relevant comments received;

4. Prepare responses to comments, draft and final denials, and

draft, proposed, and final permits;

5. Cooperate with federal agencies;

6. Consolidate processes related to multiple, pending

applications filed by the same applicant for the same facility or

site in accordance with rules of the State Board of Agriculture; and

7. Otherwise exercise all incidental powers as necessary and

proper to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture

Environmental Permitting Act and promulgate rules.