Section 18 AAC 75.551 - Application review procedures for streamlined plan cleanup contractors.(a) After receipt of an application for registration as a streamlined plan cleanup contractor under 18 AAC 75.521, the department will determine whether the application is complete. If the department finds that an application is incomplete, the applicant will be notified of the need for additional information within 10 working days after receipt of the application. The department will review each complete application and issue a decision not later than 30 days after the department determines that the application is complete(b) The department will approve an application for a streamlined plan cleanup contractor registration for the classification for which the application is made if the applicant meets the application requirements of 18 AAC 75.521 and 18 AAC 75.531 and the minimum registration standards of 18 AAC 75.561.(c) After completing the review, the department will notify the applicant that the application for registration has been approved or denied. If the application is approved, the department will include a registration certificate describing the conditions of approval, and listing the classifications identified in 18 AAC 75.531(3) and regions of operation identified in 18 AAC 75.531(4) for which the applicant is registered. If the application is denied, the department will explain the basis for the denial and include a list of corrective actions that would be required for the applicant to obtain approval of registration.(d) Not later than 10 days after receiving an adverse decision under (c) of this section, the applicant may request an informal review of the decision under 18 AAC 15.185 by submitting a request to the director of the division assigned to spill prevention and response within the department or request an adjudicatory hearing under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) by submitting a request to the commissioner. Upon receipt of a timely request for adjudicatory hearing, the commissioner will refer the matter to the office of administrative hearings CAS 44.64.010) for a hearing and recommended decision under 2 AAC 64.100 - 2 AAC 64.990 to the commissioner or to the commissioner's designee if the designee is a person other than the person who issued the contested decision.Eff. 11/27/2002, Register 164; am 9/4/2014, Register 211, October 2014; am 11/5/2017, Register 224, January 2018; am 11/7/2020, Register 236, January 2021Authority: AS 46.03.020
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