Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 846 - Individual Civil Penalties
Section 4VAC25-130-846.17 - Assessment of an individual civil penalty

(a) Notice. The division shall serve, by certified mail, each individual to be assessed a penalty under this Part a notice of proposed individual civil penalty assessment, including a narrative explanation of the reasons for the penalty, the amount to be assessed, and a copy of any underlying notice of violation and cessation order.

(b) Final order and opportunity for review. The notice of proposed individual civil penalty assessment shall become a final order of the director 30 days after service upon the individual, unless:

(c) Service. For purposes of this section, service shall be performed on the individual to be assessed an individual civil penalty, by certified mail, or by any alternative means consistent with the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia governing service of a summons and complaint. Service shall be complete upon tender of the notice of proposed assessment and included information or of the certified mail and shall not be deemed incomplete because of refusal to accept.