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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".25" citation="COMAR 26.04.08.25" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="08" heading="Enforcement Provisions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Suspension or Revocation of Authorization.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department may suspend, revoke, or modify any authorization if the Department finds that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The application contained false or inaccurate information;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>There has been a substantial deviation from:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The documents accepted by the Department as terms or conditions of authorization, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Any requirement established by the Department;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A representative of the Department has been refused entry to any area covered by the authorization for the purpose of inspecting the area to ensure compliance with the conditions of the authorization;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>There is or has been a violation of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, any regulation adopted under the Environment Article, or any condition of approval or licensure; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>There is any other good cause.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Unless the person served with an order suspending or revoking the authorization makes a timely request for a hearing, the order is a final order.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Reinstatement of Suspended Authorization. A person whose authorization has been temporarily suspended may make application at any time for a reinspection for the purpose of reinstatement of the authorization. Once a written request has been made to the Department, including a statement signed by the applicant that the deficiencies which caused suspension of the authorization have been corrected, the Department shall make a reinspection. If the applicant is complying with the requirements of the authorization and these regulations, the authorization shall be reinstated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Inspections.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department may inspect each authorized scrap tire facility as often as monthly to enforce these regulations. Additionally, reinspections may be made to ascertain that violations have been corrected.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An agent of the Department, after presenting proper identification, shall be allowed entry to all buildings, structures, and premises used for the storage, collection, or processing of scrap tires, and upon any other property for the purpose of collecting samples, records, or information, and taking photographs to ascertain whether the facility is in compliance with the statutes, regulations, orders, and authorizations of the Department. The facility operator shall provide access to all records and documentation requested by the Department for review and duplication.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>