WPC L34`ȧsĘHufܵk;T)h%3d9[΄" G*8*W,7zT ƖZt.SL!gV@C]#nS{Ypvaox)-؏;ƱPt ` {XiA@׸N[[0iN:15]8=HGP:Jgn1!2 -21,7G8H {-Vߣbo΃XS^?ɲs_ ,<oJL,rHPD_.5K||ooam/aCl EVŕ"4 U7} ))[hBTimes New Roman Bold Italic)ON   >Times New Roman Bold Italic)ON   >Times New Roman Bold Italic)ON   >Times New Roman Bold Italic)ON   >Times New Roman Bold Italic)ON   >Times New Roman Bold Italic 8 ['XXXX&o%XX   _&8%%&o %&8Appeals#Y u# Y666(#Part756page#Y ##&o%Y#&8%%&o %&8  1  ڈ      Appeals@*<(#Part7562page  3  (3[$ _(#YY#&o%Yx#Y%&oJune13,2006#&o%Y ##&o%%&o# &d9 Z6Times New Roman Regular|4s   [)XXXX&o%XX   _&8%%&o %&8ExportAdministrationRegulations@*0  0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#April26,2002  0 x(#x(#0@ x(#x(#0@ x(#x(#0@ x(#x(#(#(#K(# (# (#UV& 8Document[8]Document Style0..8` ..` (3[$ _& & ACTION ' '      &%%&o(a)Reviewandappealofficials#&o%% & # (")  TheUnderSecretarymaydelegatetothe t*L$+ DeputyUnderSecretaryforIndustryandSecurity L+$%, ortoanotherBISofficialtheauthoritytoreview $,%- anddecidetheappeal.XX%&oInaddition,theUnder ,&. Secretarymaydesignateanyemployeeofthe (. DepartmentofCommercetobeanappeals / coordinatortoassistinthereviewand 0 processingofanappealunderthispart.If 1 suchemployeeisnotanemployeeofBIS,  2 suchdesignationmaybemadeonlywiththe  3 concurrenceoftheheadoftheoperatingunit  4 inwhichthatemployeeisemployed#&o%XX:#ԀThe  t5 responsibilitiesofanappealscoordinatormay  `6 includepresidingoverinformalhearings. `87   &%%&o(b)Appealprocedures#&o%%&(#  9 &8%%&o(1)Filing.#&o%%&8Ҭ#ԀAnappealunderthispartmustbe  ; receivedbythe r <   UnderSecretaryforIndustryandSecurity J">   BureauofIndustryandSecurity "?   U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,Room3898 @   14thStreetandPennsylvaniaAvenue,N.W. A   Washington,DC20230 B notlaterthan45daysafterthedateappearingon Z2D thewrittennoticeofadministrativeaction. 2 E   0&8%%&o(2)Contentofappeal.#&o%%&8M#Theappealmustinclude G afullwrittenstatementinsupportofappellant's H position.Theappealmustincludeaprecise nI statementofwhytheappellantbelievesthe nFJ administrativeactionhasadirectandadverse FK effectandshouldbereversedormodified.The  L UnderSecretarymayrequestadditional  M informationthatwouldbehelpfulinresolvingthe !N appeal,andmayacceptadditionalsubmissions. "~O TheUnderSecretarywillnotordinarilyaccept ~#VP anysubmissionfiledmorethan30daysafterthe V$.Q filingoftheappealorofanyrequested .%R submission. &S &8%%&o(3)Requestforinformalhearing.#&o%%&8#ԀInaddition '!U tothewrittenstatementsubmittedinsupportof (j"V anappeal,anappellantmayrequest,inwriting,at j)B#W thetimeanappealisfiled,anopportunityforan B*$X informalhearing.TheUnderSecretarymaygrant +$Y ordenyarequestforaninformalhearing.Any +%Z hearingswillbeheldintheDistrictofColumbia ,&[ unlesstheUnderSecretarydetermines,based ( upongoodcauseshown,thatanotherlocation  wouldbebetter.   F    r   &8%%&o(4)Informalhearingprocedures.  `  F #&o%%&8#(i)Presentations.TheUnderSecretaryshall 8  provideanopportunityfortheappellanttomake   anoralpresentationbasedonthematerials   previouslysubmittedbytheappellantormade    availablebytheDepartmentinconnectionwith p  theadministrativeaction.TheUnderSecretary pH  mayrequirethatanyfactsincontroversybe H  coveredbyanaffidavitortestimonygivenunder    oathoraffirmation.    F (ii)Evidence.Therulesofevidenceprevailing   incourtsoflawdonotapply,andallevidentiary X materialdeemedbytheUnderSecretarytobe X0 relevantandmaterialtotheproceeding,andnot 0 undulyrepetitious,willbereceivedand  considered.   F (iii)Proceduralquestions.TheUnder h Secretaryhastheauthoritytolimitthenumberof h@ peopleattendingthehearing,toimposeanytime @ orotherlimitationsdeemedreasonable,andto  determineallproceduralquestions.   F (iv)Transcript.Atranscriptofaninformal x hearingshallnotbemade,unlesstheUnder xP Secretarydeterminesthatthenationalinterestor P ( othergoodcausewarrantsit,ortheappellant (!  requestsatranscript.Iftheappellantrequestsa "! transcript,theappellantwillberesponsiblefor "" payingallexpensesrelatedtoproductionofthe ## transcript. $`$   (v)Report.&o%%&oԀAnypersondesignatedbythe 8& & UnderSecretarytoconductaninformalhearing (& shallsubmitawrittenreportcontaininga ' summaryofthehearingandrecommendactionto ( theUnderSecretary.#&o%%&o"# )   &%%&o(c)Decisions#&o%%&$# ` 8+ $&8%%&o(1)Determinationofappeals#&o%%&8қ$#&8%%&o.#&o%%&8$#ԀInadditiontothe  - documentsspecificallysubmittedinconnection  . withtheappeal,theUnderSecretaryshall  / consideranyrecommendations,reports,or r0 relevantdocumentsavailabletoBISin rJ 1 determiningtheappeal,butshallnotbeboundby J" 2 anysuchrecommendation,norpreventedfrom " 3 consideringanyotherinformation,orconsulting  4 withanyotherpersonorgroups,inmakinga  5 determination.TheUnderSecretarymayadopt  6 anyotherproceduresdeemednecessaryand Z7 reasonableforconsideringanappeal.TheUnder Z28 Secretaryshalldecideanappealwithina 2 9 reasonabletimeafterreceiptoftheappeal.The  : decisionshallbeissuedtotheappellantinwriting ; andcontainastatementofthereasonsforthe < action. j= &8%%&o(2)Effectofthedetermination.#&o%%&8_)#ԀThedecision B? oftheUnderSecretaryshallbefinal. @   &%%&o(d)Effectofappeal#&o%%&-*# B !*Acceptanceandconsiderationofanappealshall |TD notaffectanyadministrativeaction,pendingorin T ,E effect,unlesstheUnderSecretary,uponrequest ,!F bytheappellantandwithopportunityforre "G sponse,grantsastay. 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