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Land Use & CEQR Application Tracking System (LUCATS)

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	Frequently Asked Questions

	•	What is LUCATS?
	•	What type of information does an application record contain?
	•	How can I use LUCATS to find and view application records?
	•	Where can I find information regarding what needs to be entered into the data items on the Application Search screens?
	•	Where can I find descriptions and/or definitions of the data items displayed on the screens?
	•	I expected more applications to meet my search criteria. Why were only 1,000 application records retrieved?
	•	What types of geographic searches are available on the Application Search screens?
	•	What if I don't know the specific geography for the Land Use or CEQR Application(s) I am searching for?
	•	When I perform an application search by a particular Community District (CD) number, why is a different CD number sometimes displayed on the Search Results screen?
	•	What data is displayed on the 'Land Use Application Search Results' screen for each retrieved application?
	•	What data is displayed on the 'CEQR Application Search Results' screen for each retrieved application?
	•	Why isn't a recent action or determination regarding an application showing up in the Milestone screen?
	•	What is the date used by the Department of City Planning (DCP) to determine when a Community Board, Borough Board or Borough President recommendation is received?
	•	Why can't I find some Land Use and CEQR applications when searching by project geography?
	•	Why can't I find certain CEQR applications when searching by a date the application was received?
	•	Why do only some Land Use applications have a hyperlink to a CPC Report on DCP's website?
	•	Why doesn’t the CPC Report for a particular application contain full background information for that project?
	•	Why does a "Please Wait..." screen sometimes appear after I click the link to the City Council Resolution?
	•	What was the Board of Estimate (BOE)?
	•	Whom do I contact if I have questions about the information in LUCATS?