Ohio Code § 3710.06

§ 3710.06.

(A) Within fifteen business days after receiving an application, the director of environmental

protection shall acknowledge receipt of the application and notify the applicant of

any deficiency in the application.  Within sixty calendar days after receiving a completed application, including all

additional information requested by the director, the director shall issue a license

or certificate or deny the application.  The director shall issue only one license or certificate that is in effect at one

time to a business entity and its principal officers and a public entity and its principal

officers. (B)(1) The director shall deny an application if it determines that the applicant has not

demonstrated the ability to comply fully with all applicable federal and state requirements

and all requirements, procedures, and standards established by the director in this

chapter, Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code, or rules adopted under those chapters,

as those chapters and rules pertain to asbestos. (2) The director shall deny any application for an asbestos hazard abatement contractor's

license if the applicant or an officer or employee of the applicant has been convicted

of a disqualifying offense as determined under section 9.79 of the Revised Code . (3) The director shall send all denials of an application by certified mail to the applicant.  If the director receives a timely request for a hearing from the applicant on the

proposed denial of an application, the director shall hold a hearing in accordance

with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, as provided in division (A) of section 3710.13 of the Revised Code . (C) In an emergency that results from a sudden, unexpected event that is not a planned

asbestos hazard abatement project, the director may waive the requirements for a license.  For the purposes of this division, “ emergency ” includes operations necessitated by nonroutine failures of equipment or by actions

of fire and emergency medical personnel pursuant to duties within their official capacities.  Any person who performs an asbestos hazard abatement project under emergency conditions

shall notify the director within three days after performance thereof. (D) Each license or certificate issued under this chapter expires one year after the

date of issue, but each licensee or certificate holder may apply to the environmental

protection agency for the extension of the holder's license or certificate under the

standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. To qualify for renewal of a license or certificate issued under this chapter, each

licensee or certificate holder shall send the appropriate renewal fee set forth in division (D) of section 3710.05 of the Revised Code or as adopted by rule by the director pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 3710.02 of the Revised Code . Certificate holders also shall successfully complete an annual renewal course approved

by the agency pursuant to section 3710.10 of the Revised Code . (E) The director may charge a fee in addition to those specified in division (D) of section 3710.05 of the Revised Code or in rules adopted by the director pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 3710.02 of the Revised Code if the licensee or certificate holder applies for renewal after the expiration thereof

or requests a reissuance of any license or certificate, provided that no such fee

shall exceed the original fees by more than fifty per cent.