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(a) Form. An applicant seeking leave to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition or motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence should use the appropriate form provided by the clerk of this court. In a death sentence case, the use of the form is optional.

(b) Finality of Determination. Consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(E), the grant or denial of an authorization by a court of appeals to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition is not appealable and shall not be the subject of a motion for reconsideration, a petition for panel rehearing, or a petition for rehearing en banc.