Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R645 - Oil, Gas and Mining; Coal
Rule R645-401 - Inspection and Enforcement: Civil Penalties
Section R645-401-600 - Procedures for Assessment of Civil Penalties - Proposed Assessment

610. Within 15 days of service of a notice or order, the permittee may submit written information about the violation to the assessment officer at the Division offices. The assessment officer will consider any information so submitted in determining the facts surrounding the violation and the amount of the penalty.

620. The assessment officer will serve a copy of the proposed assessment and of the worksheet showing the computation of the proposed assessment on the permittee, by certified mail, within 30 days of the issuance of the notice or order.

621. If the mail is tendered at the address of that permittee set forth in the sign required under R645-301-521.200 or at any address at which that permittee is in fact located, and he or she refuses to accept delivery of or to collect such mail, the requirements of R645-401-620 will be deemed to have been complied with upon such tender.

622. Failure by the Division to serve any proposed assessment within 30 days will not be grounds for dismissal of all or any part of such assessment unless the permittee:

630. Unless an assessment conference has been requested, the assessment officer will review and reassess any penalty if necessary to consider facts which were not reasonably available on the date of issuance of the proposed assessment because of the length of the abatement period. The assessment officer will serve a copy of any such reassessment and of the worksheet showing the computation of the reassessment in the manner provided in R645-401-620, within 30 days after the date the violation is abated.