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DNS or EIS in addition to that prepared by the lead agency, unless required under WAC 197-11-600. In some cases, the City may require or conduct supplemental environmental review under WAC 197-11-600. D. If the City receives a lead agency determination made by another agency that appears inconsistent with the criteria of WAC 197-11-922 through 197-11-940, it may object to the determination. Any objection must be made to the agency originally making the determination and resolved within fifteen days of receipt of the determination, or the City must petition the Department of Ecology for a lead agency determination under WAC 197-11-946 within the fifteen-day time period. Any such petition on behalf of the City may be initiated by the responsible official. E. The responsible official is authorized to make agreements as to lead agency status or shared lead agency duties for a proposal under WAC 197-11-942 and 197-11-944. F. In making a lead agency determination for a private project, the responsible official shall require sufficient information from the applicant to identify which other agencies have jurisdiction over the proposal. SECTION 10: That Section 2E of Ordinance No. 1348-87 as amended by Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1968-93 (EMC 20.04.100) which reads as follows: 20.04.100 Timing of the SEPA process and integration of SEPA procedures with other governmental activities. A. The primary purpose of the environmental review process is to provide environmental information to governmental decision makers to be considered prior to making their decision (and to provide for appropriate mitigation of environmental impacts in compliance with other sections of this chapter and the SEPA rules). The actual decision to proceed with many actions may involve a series of individual approvals or decisions. The threshold determination and the EIS, if required, should ideally be completed at the beginning of this process. The threshold determination and the EIS (if required) should be completed at the earliest point in the planning and decision making process, at which time, principal features of a proposal and its environmental impacts can be reasonably identified. B. To the fullest extent possible, the procedures required by this chapter shall be integrated with existing planning and licensing procedures utilized by the city. These procedures should be initiated early, and undertaken in conjunction with other governmental operations to avoid lengthy time delays and unnecessary duplication of effort. C. 1. A private applicant may, and is encouraged to, file a completed environmental checklist prior to the filing of an application for a license. The city shall provide for applicant review at the conceptual stage of a proposed action. An applicant shall submit a preliminary site plan in conjunction with a completed environmental checklist for SEPA review at the conceptual stage. 2. If the responsible official determines that the information initially supplied is not reasonably sufficient to evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposal, further information may be required of the applicant in conformance with WAC 197-11-100 and WAC 197-11-335. 14