Authority: IC 14-10-2-2.5; IC 14-10-2-4; IC 25-31.5-3-8

Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14; IC 25

Sec. 1. (a) This rule controls proceedings governed by IC 4-21.5 for which the commission, or an administrative law judge for the commission, is the ultimate authority. In conjunction with 315 IAC 1-1, this rule also governs a proceeding consolidated with the office of environmental adjudication under IC 14-10-2-2.5(b).

(b) An affected person who is aggrieved by a determination of:

1. (1) the director;
2. (2) a delegate of the director;
3. (3) a board (other than the commission when acting as the ultimate authority);
4. (4) a delegate of the board (other than an administrative law judge);
5. (5) a person who has been delegated authority under 312 IAC 2-2;
6. (6) the Indiana board of licensure for professional geologists under IC 25-17.6; or
7. (7) the Indiana board of registration for soil scientists under IC 25-31.5;

may apply for administrative review of the determination under IC 4-21.5 and this rule.

(c) As used in this rule, "division director" refers to the director of the division of hearings of the commission.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 3-1-1; filed Feb 5, 1996, 4:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1317; filed Oct 19, 1998, 10:12 a.m.: 22 IR 748; filed Aug 29, 2002, 1:03 p.m.: 26 IR 7; readopted filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:10 a.m.: 26 IR 546; readopted filed Jul 21, 2008, 12:16 p.m.: 20080813-IR- 312080052RFA; filed Apr 3, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: 20090429-IR-312080688FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:48 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140027RFA; readopted filed Jul 21, 2020, 4:07 p.m.: 20200819-IR-312200206RFA)