39 C.F.R. § 952.11 Default.
Title 39 - Postal Service
(a) If the Respondent fails to file an answer within the time specified in the notice of answer and hearing, he shall be deemed in default, and to have waived hearing and further procedural steps. The Judicial Officer shall thereafter issue orders and/or assess civil penalties without further notice to the Respondent. (b) If the Respondent files an answer but fails to appear at the hearing, the Respondent may, unless timely indications to the contrary are received, be deemed to have abandoned the intention to present a defense to the charges of the complaint, and the Judicial Officer, without further notice to Respondent, may issue the orders and/or assess civil penalties sought in the complaint. [48 FR 55126, Dec. 9, 1983, as amended at 65 FR 32027, May 22, 2000]
Title 39: Postal Service
PART 952—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO FALSE REPRESENTATION AND LOTTERY ORDERS
§ 952.11 Default.
