Issuance And Appeal Of Sanctions And Civil Penalty Assessments

(1) An agency decision assessing sanctions and/or civil penalties shall be communicated to the party to whom the decision is issued, and the party to whom it is issued shall have fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of issuance to either appeal the decision pursuant to the procedures provided for under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, T.C.A. §§ 4-5-101, et seq., or to pay the assessed penalties to the Bureau or otherwise comply with the decision. (2) In order for a party to appeal an agency decision assessing sanctions and/or civil penalties, the party must file a petition with the Administrator within fifteen (15) calendar days of the issuance of the decision. This petition shall be considered a request for a contested case hearing within the Bureau pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, T.C.A. §§ 4- 5-101, et seq., and the procedural rules of Chapter 0800-02-13, as amended periodically in the future, are incorporated as if set forth fully herein. The Bureau is authorized to conduct the hearing pursuant to T.C.A. § 50-6-118. (3) If the agency decision assessing sanctions and/or civil penalties is not appealed within fifteen (15) calendar days of its issuance, the decision shall become a final order of the Bureau and is not subject to further review.