[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR315.9]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 315_TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B_Certification of Firms
 
Sec.  315.9  Hearings.

    EDA will hold a public hearing on an accepted petition if the 
petitioner, or any person, organization, or group found by EDA to have a 
Substantial Interest in the proceedings, submits a request for a hearing 
no later than ten (10) days after the date of publication of the Notice 
of Acceptance in the Federal Register, under the following procedures:
    (a) The petitioner and other interested Persons shall have an 
opportunity to be present, to produce evidence and to be heard;
    (b) A request for public hearing must be delivered by hand or by 
registered mail to EDA. A request by a Person other than the petitioner 
shall contain:
    (1) The name, address and telephone number of the Person requesting 
the hearing; and
    (2) A complete statement of the relationship of the Person 
requesting the hearing to the petitioner and the subject matter of the 
petition, and a statement of the nature of its interest in the 
proceedings.
    (c) If EDA determines that the requesting party does not have a 
Substantial Interest in the proceedings, a written notice of denial 
shall be sent to the requesting party. The notice shall specify the 
reasons for the denial;
    (d) EDA shall publish a notice of a public hearing in the Federal 
Register, containing the subject matter, name of petitioner, and date, 
time and place of the hearing; and
    (e) EDA shall appoint a presiding officer for the hearing who shall 
respond to all procedural questions.