Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 51.104 - Order to show cause for forfeiture of civil penalty(a) If the owner or permittee fails to demonstrate compliance after the notification described in § 51.103 (relating to compliance notification), the Executive Director or a designee will serve on the owner or permittee of the dam an order to show cause for forfeiture of civil penalty in a form approved by the Executive Director or designee. Service will be by registered or certified mail, or by personal service. If the mail is tendered at the address in the permit, or at an address where the owner or permittee is located, and delivery is refused, or mail is not collected, the requirements of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with upon tender.(b) The owner or permittee who has been served with an order to show cause in accordance with subsection (a) has 30 days to file an answer to the order to show cause. If no answer is submitted, the failure to submit a timely answer will operate as a waiver and the proposed forfeiture of civil penalty will become a final forfeiture upon the expiration of the 30-day period unless the Executive Director or a designee determines to hold a hearing on the proposed forfeiture under the procedures in § 51.107 (relating to hearings).