Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-14-202: Department of Environmental Quality - Powers and

duties.

A. The Department is hereby authorized to implement and enforce

the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Environmental Permitting Act

and rules promulgated thereunder.

B. In addition to authority under the Oklahoma Environmental

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

1. Evaluate applications for administrative and technical

completeness pursuant to requirements of the Code and rules

promulgated thereunder and, when necessary to determine such

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 as is required for federal

review or oversight of state permitting programs;

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 Board; and

7. Otherwise exercise all incidental powers as necessary and

proper to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform

Environmental Permitting Act and rules promulgated thereunder.