(a) In its discretion, the Department may schedule a hearing on its
own motion where it determines that issues relevant to the exemption can
be most fully or expeditiously explored at a hearing.
(b) An applicant for an exemption must notify interested persons of
any hearing on an exemption scheduled by the Department in the manner
described in Sec. 2570.46(c). In addition, the applicant must submit a
statement subscribed as true under penalty of perjury like that required
in Sec. 2570.46(d).