New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Subchapter 13 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS
Section 7:14B-13.10 - Denial, suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew a certification

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:14B-13.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The Department may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certification issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13 for good cause, including:

1. A violation, or abetting another to commit a violation of any provision of this chapter or of 58:10A-21 et seq., or of an order issued pursuant to the Act;

2. Making a false, inaccurate or incomplete statement on an application for certification or other information required by the Department pursuant to this chapter or 58:10A-21 et seq.;

3. Misrepresentation or the use of fraud in obtaining certification or performing underground storage tank services;

4. Failure to attend a Department approved course on the regulations as required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13.4(e);

5. Failure to adhere the professional business practices listed in 7:14B-13.9; or

6. Any other violation of this subchapter, the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E, the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C, the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.1 1 et seq., the Water Pollution Control Act, 58:10A-1 et seq., the Site Remediation Reform Act, 58:10C-1 et seq., or of an order issued pursuant to any of these Acts.

(b) Within 20 calendar days after receipt of notification of the Department's intent to suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew a certification, the applicant or certificate holder may request an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-12.2.

(c) The Department may order the certificate holder to cease operations pending the outcome of the adjudicatory hearing if the Department has reason to believe that a condition exists that poses an imminent threat to the public health, safety or welfare.

(d) Suspension, revocation, denial, or refusal to renew a certification shall not bar the Department from pursuing any other lawful remedy available to the Department against the applicant or certificate holder.

(e) Any business firm or person whose certification is revoked shall be ineligible to apply for certification for three years from the date of the revocation. Reapplication shall be for initial certification as per this subchapter.

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