[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 36CFR13.31]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 13_NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart A_Public Use and Recreation
 
Sec. 13.31  Permits.

    (a) Application. (1) Application for a permit required by any 
section of this part shall be submitted to the Superintendent having 
jurisdiction over the affected park area, or in the absence of the 
Superintendent, the Regional Director. If the applicant is unable or 
does not wish to submit the application in written form, the 
Superintendent shall provide the applicant an opportunity to present the 
application orally and shall keep a record of such oral application.
    (2) The Superintendent shall grant or deny the application in 
writing within 45 days. If this deadline cannot be met for good cause, 
the Superintendent shall so notify the applicant in writing. If the 
permit application is denied, the Superintendent shall specify in 
writing the reasons for the denial.
    (b) Denial and appeal procedures. (1) An applicant whose application 
for a permit, required pursuant to this part, has been denied by the 
Superintendent has the right to have the application reconsidered by the 
Regional Director by contacting him/her within 180 days of the issuance 
of the denial. For purposes of reconsideration, the permit applicant 
shall present the following information:
    (i) Any statement or documentation, in addition to that included in 
the initial application, which demonstrates that the applicant satisfies 
the criteria set forth in the section under which the permit application 
is made.
    (ii) The basis for the permit applicant's disagreement with the 
Superintendent's findings and conclusions; and
    (iii) Whether or not the permit applicant requests an informal 
hearing before the Regional Director.
    (2) The Regional Director shall provide a hearing if requested by 
the applicant. After consideration of the written materials and oral 
hearing, if

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any, and within a reasonable period of time, the Regional Director shall 
affirm, reverse, or modify the denial of the Superintendent and shall 
set forth in writing the basis for the decision. A copy of the decision 
shall be forwarded promptly to the applicant and shall constitute final 
agency action.