(a) Procedural requirements. Any party may petition for reconsideration of a dispositive order or decision within 14 days after the date of issuance. A petition for reconsideration must be made in writing and served on all parties to the proceeding in accordance with § 4.102. A petition for reconsideration may not exceed 15 pages unless otherwise authorized by the ALJ.

(b) Standards. A petition for reconsideration must state with specificity the relief sought and must demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances warrant reconsideration. Extraordinary circumstances may include:

(1) An error or misstatement of material fact or law that resulted in an erroneous order or decision or that would require a different outcome;

(2) A failure to cite and address a binding statute, regulation, or decision, including a recent judicial decision, that would require a different outcome; or

(3) The existence of evidence not available to the ALJ when the order or decision issued that would require a different outcome. To satisfy this requirement, the petitioner must:

(i) Proffer the evidence along with the petition for reconsideration, and

(ii) Provide a detailed explanation showing why the petitioner, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, did not submit the evidence prior to issuance of the order or decision.

(c) Responses. No responses may be filed to a petition for reconsideration, unless authorized by the ALJ.

(d) Review by ALJ. The ALJ will review the petition for reconsideration and notify the parties within 10 days whether the petition for reconsideration will be accepted for further analysis. If the ALJ does not take any action on the petition for reconsideration within 10 days, then the petition for reconsideration is deemed denied.

(e) Status while a petition is pending. Filing a petition for reconsideration will not stay the effectiveness of the dispositive order or decision and will not toll any deadlines to seek appeal or review of the order or decision, unless the ALJ accepts the petition for reconsideration for further analysis. If the ALJ accepts the petition for reconsideration for further analysis, then the effectiveness of the dispositive order or decision will automatically be stayed and all applicable deadlines tolled until the ALJ issues a decision on reconsideration.

(f) Appeal or review. A decision on reconsideration issued by the ALJ will be final for purposes of appeal and review under § 4.131. A notice issued by the ALJ declining to accept the petition for further analysis, or a failure by the ALJ to take action on the petition within 10 days, is not subject to appeal or review. If a party files a notice of appeal or requests review of the dispositive order or decision before the petition for reconsideration is resolved, then the ALJ will no longer have jurisdiction over the petition for reconsideration and the matter will be forwarded to the appropriate appellate or reviewing authority.

(g) Petition not required for exhaustion. Filing a petition for reconsideration is not required to exhaust administrative remedies.