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Code · CFR · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Part 20 · § 20.705

§ 20.705. Failure to appear.

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The ALJ may enter a default under § 20.310 against a respondent threatening to fail, or having failed, to appear at a hearing unless,---
(a)Before the time for the hearing, the respondent shows good cause why neither the respondent nor his or her representative can appear; or,
(b)30 days or less after an order to show good cause, the respondent shows good cause for his or her failure to appear.
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