{"id":343,"date":"2022-06-23T19:52:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2022-07-25T20:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T20:07:41","slug":"2019-09","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/2019-09\/","title":{"rendered":"DEQ Working to Improve Organizational Structure and Permit Processes, But Targeted Adjustments and a Permit Performance Management System Are Still Needed (November 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized h-50 w-50 float-right pl-4 pt-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/deq2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the agency level, the Department of Environmental Quality\u2019s (DEQ\u2019s) average span of control and total organizational layers in 2019 remain similar to 2016 levels. Five of DEQ\u2019s 20 organizational units contain higher levels of narrow spans and more organizational layers than recommended, with the Division of Marine Fisheries presenting the greatest potential for structural issues. Although decentralization of permit processing enables units to meet varied permit requirements, granting such autonomy absent a permit performance management system limits DEQ\u2019s ability to ensure processes are efficient and effective. DEQ\u2019s Permitting Transformation Project offers a way to build such a system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DEQ_Layers_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DEQ_Layers_Report_Highlights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DEQ_Layers_Recommendations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DEQ_Layers_MEC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mandatory Evaluation Components<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DEQ_Layers_Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/DEQ_Layers_Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Handout<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Relevant Legislation:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2019\/H1049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H1049<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2019\/S714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S714<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An act to improve the organizational structure of DEQ by directing it to examine certain organizational units with spans of control less than the recommended threshold and to develop a formal business plan for the PTP as well as a performance management plan for permit processes that includes a data management system sufficient to support the PTP and the performance management plan.\u00a0<strong>This legislation was not enacted.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the agency level, the Department of Environmental Quality\u2019s (DEQ\u2019s) average span of control and total organizational layers in 2019 remain similar to 2016 levels. Five of DEQ\u2019s 20 organizational units contain higher levels of narrow spans and more organizational layers than recommended, with the Division of Marine Fisheries presenting the greatest potential for structural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-343","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>DEQ Working to Improve Organizational Structure and Permit Processes, But Targeted Adjustments and a Permit Performance Management System Are Still Needed (November 2019) - Program Evaluation Division<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/ped\/2019-09\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DEQ Working to Improve Organizational Structure and Permit Processes, But Targeted Adjustments and a Permit Performance Management System Are Still Needed (November 2019) - Program Evaluation Division\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At the agency level, the Department of Environmental Quality\u2019s (DEQ\u2019s) average span of control and total organizational layers in 2019 remain similar to 2016 levels. 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