{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-904.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 904.304","heading":"Opportunity for hearing.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the recipient of a NOPS or NIDP will be provided an opportunity for a hearing, as governed by § 904.201.\n(b) There will be no opportunity for a hearing to contest a NOPS or NIDP if the permit holder/applicant had a previous opportunity to participate as a party in an administrative or judicial proceeding with respect to the violation that forms the basis for the NOPS or NIDP, whether or not the permit holder/applicant did participate, and whether or not such a proceeding was held.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REGULATIONS","PART 904—CIVIL PROCEDURES","Subpart D—Permit Sanctions and Denials"],"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":"80031428fef10ba0393db9b0678fa6823e28702236d15546bdf5331e899ef300","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-904.303","next":"us/15-cfr-904.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}