47 CFR 78.21
§ 78.21 Dismissal of applications.
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- 47 CFR 78.21, § 78.21 Dismissal of applications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/237275
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(a) Any application may, on request of the applicant, be dismissed without prejudice as a matter of right prior to the adoption date of any final action taken by the Commission with respect to the application. An applicant's request for the return of an application will be regarded as a request for dismissal.
(b) Failure to prosecute an application, or failure to respond to official correspondence or request for additional information, will be cause for dismissal. Such dismissal will be without prejudice if it occurs prior to the adoption date of any final action taken by the Commission with respect to the application.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.