Section 10.608 - How does OWCP decide whether to grant or deny the request for reconsideration?(a) A timely request for reconsideration may be granted if OWCP determines that the employee has presented evidence and/or argument that meets at least one of the standards described in § 10.606(b)(3) . If reconsideration is granted, the case is reopened and the case is reviewed on its merits (see § 10.609 ).(b) Where the request is timely but fails to meet at least one of the standards described in § 10.606(b)(3) , or where the request is untimely and fails to present any clear evidence of error, OWCP will deny the application for reconsideration without reopening the case for a review on the merits. A decision denying an application for reconsideration cannot be the subject of another application for reconsideration. The only review for this type of non-merit decision is an appeal to the ECAB (see § 10.625 ), and OWCP will not entertain a request for reconsideration or a hearing on this decision denying reconsideration.