[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR555.73]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
   CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, 
                          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 555--COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart E--License and Permit Proceedings
 
Sec. 555.73  Hearing after initial application is denied.

    If the applicant for an original license or permit desires a 
hearing, he

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shall file a request with the regional director (compliance) within 15 
days after receipt of the notice of denial. The request should include a 
statement of the reasons for a hearing. On receipt of the request, the 
regional director (compliance) shall refer the matter to an 
administrative law judge who shall set a time and place (see 
Sec. 555.77) for a hearing and shall serve notice of the hearing upon 
the applicant and the regional director (compliance) at least 10 days in 
advance of the hearing date. The hearing will be conducted in accordance 
with the hearing procedures prescribed in part 71 of this chapter (see 
Sec. 555.82). Within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the 
hearing, and as expeditiously as possible, the administrative law judge 
shall render his recommended decision. He shall certify to the complete 
record of the proceedings before him and shall immediately forward the 
complete certified record, together with four copies of his recommended 
decision, to the regional director (compliance) for decision.