1. (1) Within 20 days after the date of mailing of the notice of assessment of a civil penalty, the responsible party may submit to the Department a written request for a contested case proceeding. For the purpose of this rule, the request is submitted when it is received by the Department.
2. (2) If the responsible party requests a contested case proceeding within the time stated in section (1), the Council must conduct the proceeding under the applicable provisions of OAR 345-015-0400 to 345-015-0480.
3. (3) If the responsible party does not request a contested case proceeding within the time stated in section (1), the Department's proposed order assessing a civil penalty, described under OAR 345-029-0060(2), automatically becomes final.
4. (4) If the responsible party requests a contested case proceeding but fails to appear, the Department's proposed order assessing a civil penalty, described under OAR 345-029-0060(2), becomes final upon a prima facie case made on the record of the Department.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 469.470

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 183.415, 469.085 & 469.992

History

EFSC 6-2026, minor correction filed 06/02/2026, effective 06/02/2026
EFSC 1-2021, amend filed 02/26/2021, effective 02/26/2021
EFSC 1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-07
EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99
EFSC 1-1995, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-95
EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94