Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 455B.429. Notification to owners--appeals

1. Within sixty days after July 1, 1984, the director shall notify the owner of any part of a site to be included in the registry required by section 455B.426. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the owner's last known address. Thirty days before a site is added to the registry, the director shall notify the owner of any part of the site by certified mail of the proposed addition to the registry. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the owner's last known address.

2. An owner or operator of a site proposed for listing in the registry or listed in the registry pursuant to section 455B.426, may petition the director for deletion of the site, modification of the site classification, or modification of any information regarding the site. A site shall not be listed on the registry until a final determination has been made on any appeal initiated under this section. An appeal is a contested case for the purposes of chapter 17A.

3. Within ninety days after the submission of an appeal, the department shall conduct a hearing to review the determination. At least thirty days prior to the hearing the department shall publish a notice of hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the site is located. The department shall also notify in writing the owner or operator of the site at least thirty days prior to the hearing.

4. At least thirty days following the hearing, the department shall provide the owner or operator with a written determination accompanied by reasons for the determination on the appeal.

5. Within ten days of a determination, the director shall notify the local governments with jurisdiction over the site whenever a change is made in the registry pursuant to this section.