21 CFR § 1316.47 - Request for hearing; answer.

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title: "21 CFR § 1316.47 - Request for hearing; answer."
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title_name: "Food and Drugs"
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section_name: "Request for hearing; answer."
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regulatory_source: "36 FR 7820, Apr. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973."
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# 1316.47 Request for hearing; answer.

(a) Any person entitled to a hearing and desiring a hearing shall, within the period permitted for filing, file a request for a hearing that complies with the following format (see the Table of DEA Mailing Addresses in § 1321.01 of this chapter for the current mailing address):

(Date)

Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/OALJ

(Mailing Address)

Subject: Request for Hearing

Dear Sir:

The undersigned ___ (Name of the Person) hereby requests a hearing in the matter of: ___ (Identification of the proceeding).

(State with particularity the interest of the person in the proceeding.)

All notices to be sent pursuant to the proceeding should be addressed to:

(Name)

(Street Address)

(City and State)

Respectfully yours,

(Signature of Person)

(b) A party shall file an answer as required under §§ 1301.37(d) or 1309.46(d) of this chapter, as applicable. The presiding officer, upon request and a showing of good cause, may grant a reasonable extension of the time allowed for filing the answer.

[87 FR 68045, Nov. 14, 2022]