1618.1 Absent good cause, where an applicant or a protestant fails to appear for hearings, fails to file requested pleadings, or fails to comply with a Board order, the Board shall, on its own motion, dismiss the application or protest.

1618.2 Examples of good cause include, but are not limited to:

(a) The Applicant or Protestant did not receive notice of a scheduled hearing;

(b) The Applicant or Protestant had an emergency that prevented him or her from appearing at the hearing; or

(c) The Applicant or Protestant did not receive the Board order or the Board's request for pleadings.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 1822 (February 8, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 7410 (July 30, 2021).