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30 10.5 Abandonment of Hearing A hearing will be considered abandoned if the applicant/recipient or his representative fails to keep the hearing appointment without notifying the State Office or local agency.

In such situations after one hour, the local agency hearing officer will consider the hearing request abandoned. For this purpose, complete LIHEAP-106 Form, Hearing Notice, which includes a box indicating the hearing has “Been Considered Abandoned” and mail a copy to the applicant/recipient and the State Office.