Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 837 - DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
Division 85 - COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW SURVEY AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
Section 837-085-0350 - Alternative Dispute Resolutions

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 837-085-0350

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

(1) The State Fire Marshal will provide an opportunity for a person to discuss their case during an informal conference. An informal conference may be requested and held prior to or in lieu of a formal hearing.

(2) The request for, or the holding of an informal conference shall not extend the 30 days allowed for requesting a hearing.

(3) The informal conference may be used to:

(a) Clarify requirements of the Community Right-to-Know and Protection Act;

(b) Discuss the basis for any Notice of Noncompliance and Proposed/Final Penalty Assessment Order;

(c) Discuss correction dates;

(d) Clarify the wording and meaning of the Notice of Noncompliance and Proposed/Final Penalty Assessment Order;

(e) Improve a person's understanding of the Community Right-to-Know and Protection Act;

(f) Correct errors in a Notice of Noncompliance and Proposed/Final Penalty Assessment Order or penalty;

(g) Narrow issues of concern; or

(h) Arrive at the basis for an informal disposition of the dispute.

(4) As the result of an informal conference, the State Fire Marshal may amend, withdraw, extend, delete or reduce a Notice of Noncompliance and Proposed/Final Penalty Assessment Order, for good cause.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 453.367

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 435.357

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