Opinion ID: 2394431
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: ALC Order

Text: The ALC found the League's appeal was not timely and issued an order dismissing the case. [5] The ALC interpreted § 44-1-60(E) as unambiguously providing that a party challenging a DHEC staff decision must file a notice of appeal with the DHEC Board within fifteen days after the decision is mailed to the applicant. The ALC ruled that the League had a statutory right to request to be notified of the decision and that there was no evidence that the League filed a request to be notified of the decision per section 44-1-60(E). To counter this interpretation, the League argued it was entitled to notice of the DHEC staff decision pursuant to Regulation 61-101, which requires DHEC to send notice of any decision to issue a Section 401 water certification permit to any party that provides comments to a Section 401 permit application. S.C.Code Ann. Regs. 61-101.G.1 (Supp.2008). The ALC first ruled Regulation 61-101 notice requirements were not applicable to this permit. [6] However, the ALC went on to find the notice requirements in Regulation 61-101 directly conflicted with the notice requirements in § 44-1-60(E) and, therefore, ruled the regulation had been superseded by the statute. [7]