Submitters shall have the right to appeal substantive or
procedural actions or inaction of the committee or its
subcommittees. All requests for appeal of NUBC decisions shall
be in writing, and shall state the nature of the objection(s).
This written statement should include any adverse effects,
actions or inactions that are an issue, and the specific
remedial action(s) that would satisfy the requestors concerns.
It is incumbent that requestors also provide new information
to the previous request that would cause the NUBC to
reconsider its action.
Should a request for reconsideration be presented, the
Chair will appoint an Ad Hoc Appeals Subcommittee based on the
following criteria:
- Members will be representative of the appropriate
spectrum of the Committee
- Members will not be direct parties to the issue.
- Members will be unbiased and objective.
The Ad Hoc Appeals Subcommittee shall invite the appellants
to meet with them in person or by telephone to discuss the
rationale for the reconsideration and to provide additional
written comments if needed. In addition, the subcommittee
shall contact anyone who previously commented on the proposed
appeal and elicit further comments.
The subcommittee shall vote to recommend whether the NUBC
shall reconsider its previous recommendation, and, if so,
submit the new recommendation to the NUBC. The new
recommendation will be considered at the next NUBC meeting if
it is received at least four weeks prior to the next meeting.
The NUBC will then communicate its final decision to all the
relevant parties.
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