Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute or by any other rule or regulation of the Board or the Department, this Part governs administrative appeals of compliance orders, administrative orders, field citations or compliance determinations issued or administered by the Department. This Part further governs administrative hearings for permit suspensions and revocations. In any Department proceeding conducted under the Uniform Licensing Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 61-1-1 et seq. (ULA), the procedures in the ULA shall govern the proceeding. In the absence of a specific provision in the ULA governing an action, the Department may look to this Part for guidance.
N.M. Admin. Code § 20.1.5.2