The Program Support Branch consists of three distinct sections, Administration,
Enforcement, and
Asbestos.
The administration section is responsible for the Division’s budget, grant application
submittal and tracking, supplies, purchase request, travel request, mail processing,
and other administrative tasks.
When a facility is out of compliance and formal enforcement action is warranted
it case if referred to the enforcement section. The enforcement typically
attempts to negotiate a settlement (called a consent administrative order or CAO)
with the offending facility which usually includes steps the facility should take
to come into compliance and payment of a civil penalty. If it is not possible to
negotiate a CAO the section, with the concurrence of the Department’s Director,
will imitate a unilateral action usually in the form of a Notice of Violation (NOV).
The Asbestos section is responsible for
implementing Regulations 21—the Arkansas Asbestos Abatement Regulation.
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