[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR111.16]

[Page 457]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 111--CUSTOMS BROKERS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B--Procedure To Obtain License or Permit
 
Sec. 111.16  Denial of license.

    (a) Notice of denial. If the Assistant Commissioner determines that 
the application for a license should be denied for any reason, notice of 
denial will be given by him to the applicant and to the director of the 
port at which the application was filed. The notice of denial will state 
the reasons why the license was not issued.
    (b) Grounds for denial. The grounds sufficient to justify denial of 
an application for a license include, but need not be limited to:
    (1) Any cause which would justify suspension or revocation of the 
license of a broker under the provisions of Sec. 111.53;
    (2) The failure to meet any requirement set forth in Sec. 111.11;
    (3) A failure to establish the business integrity and good character 
of the applicant;
    (4) Any willful misstatement of pertinent facts in the application 
for the license;
    (5) Any conduct which would be deemed unfair in commercial 
transactions by accepted standards; or
    (6) A reputation imputing to the applicant criminal, dishonest, or 
unethical conduct, or a record of that conduct.