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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 26.08.05.17" title_num="26" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="05" heading="Certification Refusal, Revoked Certification, and Provisional Certification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A certification may be downgraded to provisional certification or revoked by the Department following an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary or a designated hearing officer, pursuant to COMAR 26.01.02.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Written notification will be issued to the water quality laboratory or person, or persons, responsible for its operation, specifying one or more reasons for refusal, downgrade to a provisional certification, or revocation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If certification is downgraded to provisional certification, full certification is withdrawn until the cause for noncompliance with this chapter has been removed or addressed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A provisional certification status continuing for more than 90 days without correction may be followed by revocation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>After revocation of its certification, the water quality laboratory may be recertified upon presentation to the Department of reasonable evidence of capability to comply with this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>