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§ 16.202 

hearing a person subject to the pro-
posed compliance order may— 

(i) Request a hearing under subpart F 

of this part; 

(ii) Waive hearing and appeal the Di-

rector’s Determination in writing, as 
provided in § 16.33; 

(iii) File, jointly with a complainant, 

a motion to withdraw the complaint 
and to dismiss the proposed compliance 
action; or 

(iv) Submit, jointly with the agency, 

a proposed consent order under 
§ 16.34(c). 

(2) If the respondent fails to file an 

appeal in writing within the time peri-
ods provided in paragraph (c) of this 
section, the Director’s Determination 
becomes final. 

(c) The Director may either direct 

the respondent to submit a Corrective 
Action Plan or initiate proceedings to 
revoke and/or deny the respondent’s 
application for Airport Improvement 
Program discretionary grants under 49 
U.S.C. 47115 and general aviation air-
port grants under 49 U.S.C. 47114(d) 
when a Director’s Determination finds 
a respondent in noncompliance and 
does not provide for a hearing. 

(d) In the event that the respondent 

fails to submit, in accordance with a 
Director’s Determination, a Corrective 
Action Plan acceptable to the FAA 
within the time provided, unless ex-
tended by the FAA for good cause, and/ 
or if the respondent fails to complete 
the Corrective Action Plan as specified 
therein, the Director may initiate ac-
tion to revoke and/or deny applications 
for Airport Improvement Program dis-
cretionary grants under 49 U.S.C. 47115 
and general aviation airport grants 
under 49 U.S.C. 47114(d). 

(e) For those violations that cannot 

be remedied through corrective action, 
the Director may initiate action to re-
voke and/or deny the respondent’s ap-
plications for Airport Improvement 
Program discretionary grants under 49 
U.S.C. 47115 and general aviation air-
port grants under 49 U.S.C. 47114(d). 

(f) When the Director concludes that 

the respondent has fully complied with 
the Corrective Action Plan and/or when 
the Director determines that the re-
spondent has corrected the areas of 
noncompliance, the Director will ter-
minate the proceeding. 

(g) A complainant’s standing termi-

nates upon the issuance of a Director’s 
Determination that finds a respondent 
in noncompliance on all identified 
issues. The complainant may not ap-
peal the Director’s Determination if 
the Director finds noncompliance on 
all identified issues. 

[Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56146, Sept. 12, 2013] 

Subpart F—Hearings 

§ 16.201

Notice and order of hearing. 

(a) If a respondent is provided the op-

portunity for hearing in an initial de-
termination and does not waive hear-
ing, the Deputy Chief Counsel within 10 
days after the respondent elects a hear-
ing will issue and serve on the respond-
ent and complainant a hearing order. 
The hearing order will set forth: 

(1) The allegations in the complaint, 

or notice of investigation, and the 
chronology and results of the inves-
tigation preliminary to the hearing; 

(2) The relevant statutory, judicial, 

regulatory, and other authorities; 

(3) The issues to be decided; 
(4) Such rules of procedure as may be 

necessary to supplement the provisions 
of this part; 

(5) The name and address of the per-

son designated as hearing officer, and 
the assignment of authority to the 
hearing officer to conduct the hearing 
in accordance with the procedures set 
forth in this part; and 

(6) The date by which the hearing of-

ficer is directed to issue an initial deci-
sion. 

(b) Where there are no genuine issues 

of material fact requiring oral exam-
ination of witnesses, the hearing order 
may contain a direction to the hearing 
officer to conduct a hearing by submis-
sion of briefs and oral argument with-
out the presentation of testimony or 
other evidence. 

[Doc. No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, October 16, 1996, 
as amended at Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56146, Sept. 
12, 2013] 

§ 16.202

Powers of a hearing officer. 

In accordance with the rules of this 

subpart, a hearing officer may: 

(a) Give notice of, and hold, pre-

hearing conferences and hearings; 

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