Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0272-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2015-12-02T05:00Z

Dear Mr.______________:
This letter provides notice under 40 CFR 82.169 of the impending suspension and revocation of the approval of ___________to certify technicians under 40 CFR 82.161.  Accordingly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is suspending approval for ________to offer the Section 608 technician certification test. Additionally, EPA is suspending __________approval to newly issue Section 608 technician certification cards. We are sending this notice because _________did not comply with the requirements for approved 608 technician certification programs under 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F.  As explained below, the suspension of the program approval will take effect 30 calendar days after the date of this notice and the program approval will be revoked 60 calendar days after the date of this notice.
 In accordance with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements specified in Section (g)(2) of Appendix D of 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, approved technician certification programs must submit activity reports to EPA by January 30 and June 30 of each calendar year. EPA has not received the required reports from _________ for the first half of 2012 and the first half of 2013. An EPA employee also contacted you by phone on September 25, 2014 to inform you that EPA had not received these reports and requested that you submit the activity reports. EPA has not received the reports.
 
___________________may choose to submit a request for a hearing in accordance with the regulations published at 40 CFR 82.169.  Any request for a hearing must be filed in writing within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice and must set forth any objections you have to the revocation or suspension and data to support those objections.  If EPA does not receive a written request for a hearing within 30 calendar days of the date of this notice, the suspension of your program approval will automatically take effect, and your program approval will be revoked 60 calendar days from the date of this notice.  

As a reminder, during the suspension, ________________must continue to maintain all records.

_________may also voluntarily withdraw from the technician certification program. Please send a voluntary withdrawal request in writing and provide the information required under Section (g)(4), Appendix D of 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F.
 
Please send any hearing request and voluntary withdrawal requests to one of the following addresses:
 
via U.S. Postal Service				via Private Courier

608 Technician Certification Program	608 Technician Certification Program
Manager 	Manager
Attention: Robert Burchard				Attention: Robert Burchard
Stratospheric Protection Division 			Stratospheric Protection Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 		U.S. Environmental Protection
Mailcode 6205T					WJCE Connection Wing (4355EE)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW			1201 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20460				Washington, DC 20460

If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Robert Burchard of my staff at (202) 343-9126 or burchard.robert@epa.gov.

                        Regards,

                        David Donaldson, Chief
                        Stratospheric Program Implementation Branch
                        Stratospheric Protection Division