New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 60 - PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
Part 4 - PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
Section 18.60.4.14 - HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION
Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.60.4.14
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Request for hearing.
(1) By the director. At any time after the
notice of probable violation has been served on the respondent, the director
may request a hearing before the commission.
(2) By the respondent. A respondent may
appeal a determination made by the director pursuant to Subsection D of
18.60.4.12 NMAC or a disposition made by the director pursuant to 18.60.4.13
NMAC by filing a request for hearing before the commission. The respondent
shall file the appeal with the docket filing unit of the commission within
thirty (30) days of the date the director's determination or disposition is
mailed to the respondent. The appeal shall be in writing and signed by the
respondent and shall set forth the factual basis for the appeal and the nature
of the relief requested. An appeal may request a stay of the director's
determination or disposition pending a decision of the commission.
B. Notice of hearing. The commission shall:
(1) fix a time and location
for a public hearing on the alleged violations; and
(2) serve notice of the hearing upon the
respondent by mail as prescribed by 18.60.4.9 NMAC not less than ten (10) days
prior to the date of the hearing with copies of the notice of probable
violation, staff's inspection reports, and any third party complaints or damage
reports. The notice shall state in boldface type that failure to appear at the
hearing may result in a default judgment and the imposition of administrative
or civil penalties or other sanctions.
C. Hearing procedures. The commission may appoint a hearing examiner or may hear the matter itself. The commission or hearing examiner shall conduct the hearing in accordance with the PRC rules of procedure. If a hearing examiner conducts the hearing, the hearing examiner shall submit to the commission a recommended decision with findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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