(a) Any person entitled to a hearing and desiring a hearing shall, within the period permitted for filing, file a request for a hearing that complies with the following format (see the Table of DEA Mailing Addresses in § 1321.01 of this chapter for the current mailing address):

(Date) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/OALJ (Mailing Address) Subject: Request for Hearing Dear Sir:

The undersigned ___ (Name of the Person) hereby requests a hearing in the matter of: ___ (Identification of the proceeding).

(State with particularity the interest of the person in the proceeding.)

All notices to be sent pursuant to the proceeding should be addressed to:

(Name) (Street Address) (City and State) Respectfully yours, (Signature of Person)

(b) A party shall file an answer as required under §§ 1301.37(d) or 1309.46(d) of this chapter, as applicable. The presiding officer, upon request and a showing of good cause, may grant a reasonable extension of the time allowed for filing the answer.

[87 FR 68045, Nov. 14, 2022]