Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(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.
Authors: Salvador Gray, Charles Brookins, James
Daughtry, Steven McDaniel
Statutory Authority:
Code of
Ala.1975, §§
22-37A-1, et
seq.
