39 CFR 963.11
§ 963.11 Default.
United States · 39 CFR — Postal Service · Status: effective
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- 39 CFR 963.11, § 963.11 Default, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/167229
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If a petitioner, without notice or cause satisfactory to the presiding officer, fails to appear at the hearing or comply with any of the provisions of these rules or an order issued by the presiding officer, the petitioner may be deemed to have abandoned his or her petition and to have acquiesced in the allegations of the complaint. The presiding officer thereupon may find the petitioner to be in default and refer the matter to the Judicial Officer for dismissal of the petition.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.