[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2010]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR316.14]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 316_GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 316.14  Adjudication--examination, grant, denial.

    (a) Examination. The examination on an application for 
naturalization shall be conducted in accordance with Section 335 of the 
Act.
    (b) Determination--(1) Grant or denial. Subject to supervisory 
review, the employee of the Service who conducts the examination under 
paragraph (a) of this section shall determine whether to grant or deny 
the application, and shall provide reasons for the determination, as 
required under section 335(d) of the Act.
    (2) Appeal. An applicant whose application for naturalization has 
been denied may request a hearing, which shall be carried out in 
accordance with section 336 of the Act.