| Sec. 16.307 - Requirement to show cause 
      and imposition of sanction. (a) Upon receipt of a communication knowingly made or knowingly caused to be made by a party in violation of §16.303, the Associate Administrator or his designee or the hearing officer may, to the extent consistent with the interests of justice and the policy of the underlying statutes, require the party to show cause why his or her claim or interest in the proceeding should not be dismissed, denied, disregarded, or otherwise adversely affected on account of such violation. (b) The Associate Administrator may, to 
      the extent consistent with the interests of justice and the policy of the 
      underlying statutes administered by the FAA, consider a violation of this 
      subpart sufficient grounds for a decision adverse to a party who has 
      knowingly committed such violation or knowingly caused such violation to 
      occur.  |