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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.09.07.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="07" heading="Hearings on Denial of Application or Request for Waiver.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Denial of Application.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the Commission denies an application or request for waiver, the Commission shall issue an order advising the applicant of the Commission's action.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant may request a hearing by submitting the prescribed Commission form to the Director within 30 days after the date of the order.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Hearings and Final Orders.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If a hearing is requested, the Commission shall conduct a hearing which is presided over by a panel of three Commissioners.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>After a hearing, the Commission shall promptly issue a final order which shall be decided by at least two of the three Commissioners.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If an applicant fails to request a hearing within the time prescribed by §A(2) of this regulation, the Commission shall issue a final order denying the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The applicant may appeal a final decision of the Commission in accordance with Labor and Employment Article, §9-737, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>