599.603—Disposition of requests for exception.
(a) In general.
Upon receipt of the request for exception, the agency will review the request to determine whether the exception should be granted and approved for payment.
(b) Deciding official.
The NHTSA Administrator or his or her designee shall serve as the Deciding Official for all determinations under this subpart.
(c) Incomplete requests.
A request for exception that fails to include all of the documents required under this subpart may be rejected without further review.
(d) Denied requests.
If the Deciding Official denies the request, the requester will be informed in writing of the reasons for the denial of the request.
(e)
Granted
requests. If the Deciding Official grants the request, the requester will be notified by electronic mail, at the e-mail address identified in § 599.200(c)(2)(iii), and the requester's application for reimbursement will be processed for payment by the agency as a qualifying transaction in accordance with § 599.304.