(a) If, after reviewing an exemption file, the Department concludes
that it will not grant the exenption, it will notify the applicant in
writing of its tentative denial of the exemption application. At the
same time, the Department will provide a short statement of the reasons
for its tentative denial.
(b) An applicant will have 20 days from the date of a tentative
denial letter to request a conference under Sec. 2570.40 of these
procedures and/or to notify the Department of its intent to submit
additional information in writing under Sec. 2570.39 of these
procedures. If the Department does not receive a request for a
conference or a notification of intent to submit additional information
within that time, it will issue a final denial letter pursuant to
Sec. 2570.41.
(c) The Department need not issue a tentative denial letter to an
applicant before issuing a final denial letter where the Department has
conducted a hearing on the exemption pursuant to either Sec. 2570.46 or
Sec. 2570.47 of these procedures.
