[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR16.15]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           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.



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    (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.