[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR16.15]

[Page 77]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 16--PROCEDURES OF THE DEPARTMENTAL GRANT APPEALS BOARD--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.15  Failure to meet deadlines and other requirements.

    (a) Since one of the objectives of administrative dispute resolution 
is to provide a decision as fast as possible consistent with fairness, 
the Board will not allow parties to delay the process unduly. The Board 
may grant extensions of time, but only if the party gives a good reason 
for the delay.
    (b) If the appellant fails to meet any filing or procedural 
deadlines, appeal file or brief submission requirements, or other 
requirements established by the Board, the Board may dismiss the appeal, 
may issue an order requiring the party to show cause why the appeal 
should not be dismissed, or may take other action the Board considers 
appropriate.
    (c) If the respondent fails to meet any such requirements, the Board 
may issue a decision based on the record submitted to that point or take 
such other measures as the Board considers appropriate.