(1) The department shall schedule a hearing for a date not more than twenty days after receiving an application for a BAP on a forest practices notice to comply.

(2) The applicant may waive the requirement that a hearing be held within twenty days.

(3) Subject to the approval of the presiding officer, a continuance of any hearing date may be made by agreement of the parties. The presiding officer will provide written documentation to all parties of their decision related to request for continuances.