875—69.1(17A,89A) Reconsideration of inspection report. The owner or operator of a piece of equipment subject to a written inspection report may petition the commissioner for reconsideration of the report within 30 days of the issuance of the report. Failure to seek timely reconsideration of the inspection report from the commissioner shall be deemed a waiver of all appeal rights under Iowa Code section 89A.13(5). The burden of demonstrating compliance with all applicable statutory provisions, administrative rules, and codes adopted by reference rests upon the petitioning owner or operator.
	69.1(1) A petition for reconsideration shall be in writing and must be signed by the requesting party or a representative of that party. The required form for a petition for reconsideration is available on the board’s website at www.iowaelevators.gov. A petition for reconsideration shall specify:
	a. 	The party seeking reconsideration, including mailing address and telephone number;
	b. 	The location of the equipment subject to the challenged inspection report;
	c. 	The inspection date;
	d. 	The inspector who issued the challenged inspection report;
	e. 	The specific findings or conclusions to which exception is taken;
	f. 	The relief sought.
	69.1(2) A copy of the challenged inspection report shall be attached to the petition for reconsideration. The petitioning party shall also include all relevant documents that the petitioning party desires the commissioner to consider when evaluating the petition.
	69.1(3) The commissioner or a designee of the commissioner is authorized to seek additional information relating to a petition for reconsideration from the petitioning party or any other entity possessing information the commissioner deems relevant to the petition. This subrule, however, does not impose any responsibility or duty on the commissioner to discover documents or other information that was not submitted with the petition for reconsideration.
	69.1(4) Any petition for reconsideration that is not received by the office of the commissioner within 30 days of the issuance of the challenged inspection report shall be deemed untimely and will not be considered by the commissioner.
	69.1(5) The commissioner shall not consider any request for waiver of an administrative rule made as part of a petition for reconsideration. Requests for waivers of administrative rules may only be made to the board pursuant to the provisions of 875—Chapter 66.
	69.1(6) The commissioner shall issue a written ruling on the petition for reconsideration. In ruling on a petition for reconsideration, the commissioner may:
	a. 	Affirm the inspection report as issued;
	b. 	Issue an amended inspection report;
	c. 	Rescind the inspection report;
	d. 	Deny the petition as untimely.
	69.1(7) Any petition for reconsideration that is not ruled upon by the commissioner within 20 days of receipt by the office of the commissioner shall be deemed denied by the commissioner and the challenged inspection report shall be considered affirmed as issued.
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