Section 290.60  Appeal Process

a)         Those applicants whose loans were denied by the Committee or the Authority shall be notified by mail.

b)         Notice of denial shall be deemed received the date of mailing.  The applicant has 30 calendar days from that date to forward to the Committee a Request for Reconsideration.

c)         The Request for Reconsideration shall be sent to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Attention:  Fire Truck Revolving Loan Program, 1035 Stevenson Drive, Springfield , Illinois 62703-4259.

d)         The Request for Reconsideration may be accompanied by supporting documents and information not previously considered by the Committee or Authority.  The Committee, or if appropriate, the Authority shall review the Request for Reconsideration.  A denial of the Request for Reconsideration shall be final.  While a Request for Reconsideration is pending, the application that is the subject of the Request for Reconsideration shall be deemed complete for the purposes of this Part.