Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 4 - Occupational Safety and Health Division
Chapter 77 - Elevator Safety Standards
Article 6 - Appeals
8 AAC 77.130 - Appeals

(a) An owner of an elevator may appeal a decision made under this chapter by authorized representatives of the department to the commissioner within 15 days after receipt of the decision.

(b) The appeal must be in writing and may be delivered in person to any mechanical inspection section office of the labor standards and safety division of the department or mailed to the commissioner. The appeal must

(c) The commissioner will request the authorized elevator inspector whose decision is challenged in the appeal to submit in writing the authorized elevator inspector's response to the appeal. The commissioner may obtain the recommendation of an independent expert knowledgeable in the field of elevator safety as a further basis for a determination.

(d) The commissioner will make a decision on the appeal no later than 30 days after receipt of a request for appeal based on the arguments submitted by the appellant, the response of the authorized elevator inspector, and the recommendation, if any, obtained under (c) of this section from an independent expert. The commissioner's decision is the final agency decision.