(a) Circulation to the Commission: A lead agency shall submit to the Commission all notices of preparation, draft environmental documents, and final environmental documents for any projects for which the Commission will later be asked to allocate state or federal funds; agencies submitting environmental documents for Commission review shall send the executive summary to each individual Commissioner and one copy of the complete document to Commission staff at its office in Sacramento for purposes of agenda calendaring, staff review, and transmittal of responses, and must send a copy of the complete document to any Commissioner who requests one.

(b) Commission review procedure: The Commission itself reviews environmental documents, and authorizes the Executive Director subsequently to send comments and file notices of determination; the Commission may receive and consider recommendations from its staff.

(c) Commission timelines: The Commission generally meets every five weeks with meeting agenda published 10 days before each meeting; the Commission typically will calendar and review environmental documents on its next available agenda following receipt of those documents, which requires lead time of 15 days before scheduled meetings, and yields a typical response time from the Commission of 20 to 60 days following receipt of documents.