[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR2.108] [Page 36-37] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS AND ISSUANCE OF ORDERS--Table of Contents Subpart A--Procedure for Issuance, Amendment, Transfer, or Renewal of a License Sec. 2.108 Denial of application for failure to supply information. (a) The Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, may deny an application if an applicant fails to respond to a request [[Page 37]] for additional information within thirty (30) days from the date of the request, or within such other time as may be specified. (b) The Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will cause to be published in the Federal Register a notice of denial when notice of receipt of the application has previously been published, but not notice of hearing has yet been published. The notice of denial will provide that, within thirty (30) days after the date of publication in the Federal Register (1) the applicant may demand a hearing, and (2) any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding may file a petition for leave to intervene. (c) When both a notice of receipt of the application and a notice of hearing have been published, the presiding officer, upon a motion made by the staff pursuant to Sec. 2.730, will rule whether an application should be denied by the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, pursuant to paragraph (a). [27 FR 377, Jan. 13, 1962, as amended at 39 FR 43195, Dec. 11, 1974]