{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-25.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 25.9","heading":"Answer.","body":"(a) The respondent may request a hearing by filing an answer with the reviewing official within 30 days of service of the complaint. An answer shall be deemed to be a request for hearing.\n(b) In the answer, the respondent—\n(1) Shall admit or deny each of the allegations of liability made in the complaint;\n(2) Shall state any defense on which the respondent intends to rely;\n(3) May state any reasons why the respondent contends that the penalties and assessments should be less than the statutory maximum; and\n(4) Shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the person authorized by the respondent to act as respondent's representative, if any.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce","PART 25—PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"5f1eb4ca894f67809171718a38b69c61f35c8bb99943bd3203b563d6278bcff3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-25.8","next":"us/15-cfr-25.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}