Sec. 78.21  Dismissal of applications.

    (a) Any application may, on request of the applicant, be dismissed 
without

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prejudice as a matter of right prior to the adoption date of any final 
action taken by the Commission with respect to the application. An 
applicant's request for the return of an application will be regarded as 
a request for dismissal.
    (b) Failure to prosecute an application, or failure to respond to 
official correspondence or request for additional information, will be 
cause for dismissal. Such dismissal will be without prejudice if it 
occurs prior to the adoption date of any final action taken by the 
Commission with respect to the application.

[ 37 FR 15927 , Aug. 8, 1972]