[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 19, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 19CFR111.16] [Page 512] TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; 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.