Section 649-201-7 - DEFAULT1.Failure to appear. If an appellant fails to appear at a hearing, the appellant may be deemed by the Presiding Officer to have abandoned the appeal. The Presiding Officer shall immediately notify the appellant in writing of the finding of default. If within 15 calendar days after the issuance of the notice of default the appellant submits information that demonstrates, in the judgment of the Presiding Officer, that the appellant had good cause for failing to appear, the appeal will be reinstated. If the appellant does not submit such information to the Presiding Officer within the timeframe herein, the decision of the Executive Director will become final.2.Hearing in the absence of the appellant. A hearing may be held in the absence of the appellant when the Presiding Officer chooses to proceed with the hearing as an alternative to a default.94- 649 C.M.R. ch. 201, § 7