Failure of Respondent. In the event that the Respondent fails to submit its Response and/or its Statement of Defense, the Tribunal shall send written notice to the Respondent and allow a further time period of not more than fourteen (14) days in which to submit its Defense and/or appear at a hearing. In the event that the Respondent neither appears at a hearing, if properly called, nor submits its written Defense, the Tribunal shall send a second notice to the Respondent to appear or submit its Defense. If the Respondent fails to respond for the second time without any valid reason, the Tribunal may decide and make its award based upon the documents and evidence which have been submitted by the Claimant.
Failure of Respondent to remit the civil penalties provided herein will result in this matter being forwarded to the United States Department of Justice for collection of the amount due, plus stipulated penalties and interest at the statutory judgment rate provided in 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
