; and (ii) is independent of the entity rendering that decision. (B) In the event of any factual dispute concerning a petition for review, the applicant may request an adjudicatory hearing, which shall be conducted on the record pursuant to sections 554, 556, and 557 of title 5, United States Code. (C) The Secretary (or designee, if applicable) shall, before the expiration of the period of 30 days beginning on the date that the applicant filed the petition for review (or, if the applicant requested an adjudicatory hearing, the date of the end of that hearing), make a final determination and deliver a copy of that determination to all concerned parties. Such final determination shall be binding on the entity responsible for rendering the decision under paragraph (1). (D) If the Secretary (or designee, if applicable) fails to make and deliver such final determination before the expiration of such period (or the date of the end of that hearing), such final determination shall be deemed to be to approve the application. (5) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for an application submitted under this Act by an employer seeking to update standards for a registered apprenticeship program, the Secretary of Labor shall render a decision on that application before the expiration of the period of 60 calendar days beginning on the date on which that application was submitted. (B) The decision shall be promptly provided to all concerned parties in a writing that sets forth clearly the factual and legal basis for the decision. (C) If the Secretary of Labor fails to provide the written decision before the expiration of such period, the updated standards shall be deemed to be approved. (b) Judicial review A final determination under paragraph (4)(C) or (5) of subsection (a) shall be binding on the applicant unless the applicant files a petition for judicial review of that final determination. Judicial review of that determination shall be on the record on which the final determination is based. (c) Application For purposes of this