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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Proceedings Instituted by Facilities or other Persons. A facility or other person may institute proceedings to review a determination by the Assistant Secretary:
(1) Finding, pursuant to the § 27.230(a)(12)(iv), that an individual is a potential security threat;
(2) Disapproving a Site Security Plan pursuant to § 27.245(b); or
(3) Issuing an Order pursuant to § 27.300(a) or (b).
(b) Procedure for Applications by Facilities or other Persons. A facility or other person may institute Proceedings by filing a Notice of Application for Review specifying that the facility or other person requests a Proceeding to review a determination specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(1) An Applicant institutes a Proceeding by filing a Notice of Application for Review with the office of the Department hereinafter designated by the Secretary.
(2) An Applicant must file a Notice of Application for Review within seven calendar days of notification to the facility or other person of the Assistant Secretary's Finding, Determination, or Order.
(3) The Applicant shall file and simultaneously serve each Notice of Application for Review and all subsequent filings on the Assistant Secretary and the General Counsel.
(4) An Order is stayed from the timely filing of a Notice of Application for Review until the Presiding Officer issues an Initial Decision, unless the Secretary has lifted the stay due to exigent circumstances pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section.
(5) The Applicant shall file and serve an Application for Review within fourteen calendar days of the notification to the facility or other person of the Assistant Secretary's Finding, Determination, or Order.
(6) Each Application for Review shall be accompanied by all legal memoranda, other documents, declarations, affidavits, and other evidence supporting the position asserted by the Applicant.
(c) Response. The Assistant Secretary, through the Office of General Counsel, shall file and serve a Response, accompanied by all legal memoranda, other documents, declarations, affidavits and other evidence supporting the position asserted by the Assistant Secretary within fourteen calendar days of the filing and service of the Application for Review and all supporting papers.
(d) Procedural Modifications. The Secretary may, in exigent circumstances (as determined in his sole discretion):
(1) Lift any stay applicable to any Order under § 27.300;
(2) Modify the time for a response;
(3) Rule on the sufficiency of Applications for Review; or
(4) Otherwise modify these procedures with respect to particular matters.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 6. Domestic Security § 6.27.310 Commencement of adjudication proceedings - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-6-domestic-security/cfr-sect-6-27-310/
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