§ 302.1713 - Preliminary procedures for rejection or deferral of nonconforming applications.

Within 21 days after the filing of any application under this subpart (including an application which is sought to be consolidated or a conforming application), the DOT decisionmaker may, on behalf of the Department, (a) reject any application that does not comply with this subpart, or (b) defer further processing of the application until information necessary to process the application is submitted. Applications will not be processed, and the time periods contained in this subpart shall not begin to run, until the application is complete. In addition, the DOT decisionmaker may, on behalf of the Department, defer action on a foreign air carrier permit application for foreign policy reasons. Petitions for review of the staff action taken under this section may be filed in accordance with subpart C of part 385 of this chapter.