10 CFR § 54.27 - Hearings.

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# 54.27 Hearings.

A notice of an opportunity for a hearing will be published in the *Federal Register* in accordance with 10 CFR 2.105 and 2.309. In the absence of a request for a hearing filed within 60 days by a person whose interest may be affected, the Commission may issue a renewed operating license or renewed combined license without a hearing upon a 30-day notice and publication in the *Federal Register* of its intent to do so.

[77 FR 46600, Aug. 3, 2012]