Informal Fact Finding and Hearing: Manufacturer

Informal Fact Finding and Hearing: Manufacturer. 1. Whenever the Department intends to take action to suspend or revoke a Manufacturer’s certification, there must be an informal fact finding conference before the Department, where proper notice has been given to the affected party: a. The Manufacturer shall be notified in writing. The notice must be hand delivered or sent by certified mail. The notice must provide the factual and legal basis for the contemplated action and must give the date, time, place, and location of the informal fact finding conference. b. The informal fact finding conference is to be conducted by the Department. The conference shall be conducted in accordance with, but is not limited to, the requirements of Administrative Procedural Code of Mississippi and may include the creation of a verbatim or summary record of the proceedings. c. The Department shall render a decision based on the informal fact finding conference in a timely manner, and shall as deemed appropriate initiate suspension or revocation proceedings in accordance with regulations. d. When action is taken to suspend a Manufacturer’s certification, that suspension shall be for a specified period of time. Remedial actions including, but not limited to, notification by Third-Party Certifier that manufacturer has corrected all deficiencies, updating or modifying training procedures, and correction to components of any registered product as may be specified in the suspension notice.