Permit and Regulatory Assistance

Office of the Ombudsman

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation's regulatory ombudsman assists in the process of obtaining the permits and approvals necessary for a business operation. The ombudsman serves as a liaison between companies, communities, local economic development organizations and regulatory agencies.

The ombudsman assists both current and potential Indiana businesses with a variety of topics, including agency contacts and communication facilitation; license and permit requirements and applications; permit tracking; and regulatory compliance.

In addition, the ombudsman serves as a liaison between businesses and various state agencies, such as the Indiana departments of Environmental Management, Natural Resources, Transportation, Revenue and Workforce Development, and the offices of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. The ombudsman also serves on a variety of workgroups and task forces dealing with issues of importance to economic development in Indiana.

The ombudsman is the secretary of commerce's proxy on three environmental rulemaking boards: The Air Pollution Control Board, The Water Pollution Control Board and the Solid Waste Management Board.

Permitting Assistance

The ombudsman not only provides permit application assistance and tracking, but also establishes early communications with the technical staff of the regulatory agencies to ensure that permits are efficiently processed. This service is an effort to minimize the amount of time spent on regulatory compliance. Contact Pam Fisher 317.232.8893, or via e-mail at pfisher@iedc.IN.gov, with questions regarding obtaining the proper permits or maintaining compliance with the laws and regulations of the state of Indiana.

Links

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Permit Wizard provides customized information to help businesses obtain the environmental permits necessary to start and operate an Indiana-based business.

An online permit guide has also been established by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. This guide provides the most accurate and current information available for permitting assistance. Acquire general information, obtain contact names and phone numbers connected to specific topics, and download permit applications from this site.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Compliance and Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) provides confidential assistance to Indiana businesses. Outreach efforts include conducting educational workshops, performing confidential site visits, providing confidential phone assistance and developing recognition programs, compliance assistance manuals and fact sheets.

The Indiana Department of Revenue provides valuable information for businesses. Find out what is needed to register a new business in the state of Indiana and how to change your business addresses, telephone numbers and contact names.

The Secretary of State's Business Services Division provides helpful information such as how to choose a business form and how to understand certain corporate terms and conditions.

The Department of Workforce Development offers services to employers such as job-matching programs, skills assessment and Work Opportunity Tax Credit information.

Visit the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance where you can find resources for source reduction, re-use and recycling, voluntary compliance and pollution prevention.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management monitors and enforces regulation for the state of Indiana, offering confidential compliance and technical assistance. The agency also works with industry on issues ranging from compliance and permits to pollution prevention.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management maintains an Emission Credit Registry Web site in order to answer questions and provide general information about emission credits.

Source: www.in.gov/iedc/regulatory - 2/11/07