CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES > SUBPART L—Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals (§4.1100 to §4.1394) > 4.1192—Contents of answer.

4.1192—Contents of answer.

The permittee's answer to a show cause order shall contain a statement setting forth—
(a) The reasons in detail why a pattern of violations does not exist or has not existed, including all reasons for contesting—
(1) The fact of any of the violations alleged by OSM as constituting a pattern of violations;
(2) The willfulness of such violations; or
(3) Whether such violations were caused by the unwarranted failure of the permittee;
(b) All mitigating factors the permittee believes exist in determining the terms of the revocation or the length and terms of the suspension;
(c) Any other alleged relevant facts; and
(d) Whether a hearing on the show cause order is desired.

Code of Federal Regulations

[43 FR 34386, Aug. 3, 1978, as amended at 67 FR 61510, Oct. 1, 2002]