Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-3-29-.07

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 420-3-29-.07 - Renewal

(1) A firm must renew its certification every year.

All certified firms shall renew their certification licenses before the expiration date. Applications for renewal along with a non-refundable application fee of $300 for each discipline should be received by the Department no later than 45 days prior to the expiration date. Failure to maintain certification will require a firm to re-apply for certification pursuant to Rule 420-3-29-.05.

(a) To be re-certified, a firm must submit a complete application for certification of lead renovation. A completed application for certification of lead renovation contractors is signed by an authorized agent of the firm, noting on the form that it is submitted as a renewal. A complete application must also include payment of the appropriate fee.

1. An application for re-certification is timely submitted if it is more than 45 days prior to the expiration of the firm's current certification.

2. If the firm fails to obtain re-certification before the firm's current certification expires, the firm must not perform renovations, dust sampling, or any lead hazard reduction activities until it is certified anew pursuant to paragraph (a) of this rule.

(2) After the Department receives a firm's application for re-certification, the Department will review the application and take one of the following actions within 28 days of receipt:

(a) The Department will approve a firm's application if the Department determines that it is timely and complete and that the environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its key employees does not show an unwillingness or inability to maintain compliance with environmental statutes or regulations. When the Department approves a firm's application for re-certification, the Department will issue the firm a new certificate with an expiration date 1 year from the date that the firm's current certification expires. The Department's certification also allows the firm to perform renovations or dust sampling covered by these rules in any Indian Tribal area in Alabama that does not have a renovation program.

(b) The Department will request a firm to supplement its application if the Department determines that the application is incomplete.

(c) The Department will not approve a firm's application if it is not received or is not complete as of the date that the firm's current certification expires, or if the Department determines that the environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its key employees demonstrates an unwillingness or inability to maintain compliance with environmental statutes or regulations. The Department will send the firm a letter providing its reasons for not approving the application. The Department will not refund the application fees. A firm may re-apply for certification at any time by filing a new application and paying the appropriate fee.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-3-29-.07

New Rule: Filed July 27, 2010; effective August 31, 2 010.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 04, January 31, 2022, eff. 3/17/2022.

Authors: Salvador Gray, Charles Brookins, James Daughtry, Steven McDaniel

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala.1975, §§ 22-37A-1, et seq.