1. (a) Any person seeking reconsideration or appellant may ask the director, authority, or board designate, as applicable, to extend any time limit established by Pda 514.
2. (b) A request for an extension of time shall be made in writing to the director, authority, or board designate, as applicable, before the expiration of the prescribed period.
3. (c) Division staff shall be given an opportunity to object within 5 business days of receiving a request to extend time.

4. (d) The director, authority or board designate, as applicable, shall grant the requested extension if it determines that:

   1. (1) The time period is not mandated by statute;

   2. (2) One of the following applies:

      1. a. An extension is necessary to conduct a more effective reconsideration or appeal; or
      2. b. The person seeking reconsideration, the appellant, or their representative(s) is incapacitated, has suffered a death in the family, or has otherwise been delayed or prevented from meeting the applicable deadline by unforeseeable circumstances beyond the party’s control; and
   3. (3) No person objects to the extension or, if a person does object, the reason(s) for granting the extension outweigh the reason(s) for denying the extension.

Source. #9641, eff 2-1-10; ss by #9975, eff 8-20-11 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pda 500); ss by #12958, eff 12-24-19