Section 18 AAC 75.550 - Application review procedures for oil spill primary response action contractors(a) After receipt of an application for registration or renewal as an oil spill primary response action contractor, 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. The department will review each complete application and issue a decision.(b) The department will approve an application for oil spill primary response action contractor registration or renewal of registration if the applicant meets the application requirements of 18 AAC 75.510 - 18 AAC 75.540 and the minimum registration standards of 18 AAC 75.560.(c) After completing the review, the department will notify the applicant that the application for registration or renewal of registration has been approved or denied. If the application is approved, the department will include a registration certificate describing the conditions of approval, the date registration will expire, and each region of operation identified in 18 AAC 75.530(a) (2) 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 or renewal.(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 by submitting a request to the division director under 18 AAC 15.185 or may request an adjudicatory hearing under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) !!Y submitting a request for hearing to the commissioner. Upon receipt of a timely request for an adjudicatory hearing, the commissioner will refer the matter to the office of administrative hearings (AS 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. 9/25/93, Register 127; am 3/28/96, Register 137; am 7/11/2002, Register 163; am 11/5/2017,Register 224, January 2018As of Register 164 (January 2003), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), adding an authority citation for 18 AAC 75.550.
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