(a) If the Secretary determines that a requester is not eligible for payments under the Program, the Secretary will disapprove the request and provide the requester, or his or her representative, with a written notice of the basis for the disapproval and the options available to the requester, including reconsideration.
(b) The Secretary may disapprove a request at any time, even before the requester has submitted required documentation (e.g., the Secretary may determine that a requester did not meet the filing deadline, even before required documentation is submitted or reviewed).