Adm 83.60(1)(1) The department shall decertify a WBE that is found to not meet the WBE eligibility standards in s. Adm 83.20. Adm 83.60(2)(2) Sufficient reasons for decertification include, but are not limited to, the following: Adm 83.60(2)(a)(a) The status of the WBE has changed to the extent that it no longer satisfies the requirement of ownership, control, and active management of the business or the requirement to perform a useful business function. Adm 83.60(2)(b)(b) The WBE fails to submit an application for recertification within the allotted time period. Adm 83.60(2)(c)(c) The WBE fails to comply with a request from the department for records or information within the allotted time period. Adm 83.60(2)(d)(d) The WBE knowingly provides false or misleading information in support of its certification or recertification application or in response to the department’s request for records or information. Adm 83.60(2)(e)(e) The WBE is notified of a change to the certification standards and procedures and does not comply with the department’s notification to comply. Adm 83.60(2)(f)(f) The WBE does not maintain current information on the WBE database. Adm 83.60 HistoryHistory: CR 06-113: cr. Register May 2007 No. 617, eff. 6-1-07; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. Adm 83.65Adm 83.65 Decertification procedure. Adm 83.65(1)(a)(a) The department may, at the request of any state agency or at its own discretion, examine any business certified as a WBE to verify that the WBE qualifies for certification. Adm 83.65(1)(b)(b) Any business or individual who believes that a business certified as a WBE does not qualify under the standards of eligibility for certification may request a decertification investigation by the department. This request shall be written and signed and shall contain specific identification of the affected WBE, and the basis for the belief that the WBE does not meet the eligibility standards. Adm 83.65(2)(a)(a) The department shall notify the WBE, in writing, that the WBE is the subject of a decertification investigation. The notification shall explain the basis for the belief that the WBE does not meet the eligibility standards for certification. Adm 83.65(2)(b)(b) The department may request records or other documentation from the WBE, may conduct an on-site visit of the WBE facilities and may question other parties during its investigation. Adm 83.65(2)(c)(c) The department may impose a time limit of not less than 15 calendar days in which the WBE shall respond to a request for records or other documentation, except the department shall grant a time extension where good cause is shown by the WBE. Any request for a time extension shall specify the length of time for which the extension is requested and the reason for the request. If the WBE fails to provide the information within the time limit imposed, the department shall issue a notice of intent to decertify. Adm 83.65(2)(d)(d) Upon completion of the investigation, the department shall prepare a written report that includes all of the following: Adm 83.65(2)(d)4.4. A conclusion that contains a recommendation for disposition of the matter. Adm 83.65(3)(a)(a) If the department determines that a WBE does not qualify for certification, the department shall send the WBE a copy of the report prepared under sub. (2) (d) along with a notice of intent to decertify, stating the reasons for decertification and offering the WBE the opportunity for an informal hearing under s. Adm 83.70. Adm 83.65(3)(b)(b) The WBE shall have 30 calendar days from the date of the department’s notification to submit a written request for an informal hearing. Adm 83.65(3)(c)(c) If no request for an informal hearing is made, the administrator shall issue a final notice of decertification, stating the factual and legal grounds therefore and notifying the WBE of its appeal rights under ch. 227, Stats., and s. Adm 83.75. Adm 83.65(3)(d)(d) The department shall send a copy of the final notice of decertification to the affected WBE and to the departments of administration and transportation, within 30 calendar days after expiration of the time period in par. (b). Adm 83.65(4)(4) Reapplication. A decertified business may reapply for certification no earlier than 12 months from the date of the final notice of decertification. Any reapplication shall comply with the same submittal requirements as an initial application for certification, except the reapplication shall include notation of the previous decertification.