[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15, Parts 2000 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3017.312]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                         CHAPTER XXX--OFFICE OF
                      THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3017--GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C--Debarment
 
Sec. 3017.312  Notice of proposed debarment.

    A debarment proceeding shall be initiated by notice to the 
respondent advising:
    (a) That debarment is being considered;
    (1) Information on the specific debarment action proposed must be 
given.
    (b) Of the reasons for the proposed debarment in terms sufficient to 
put the respondent on notice of the conduct or transaction(s) upon which 
it is based;
    (c) Of the cause(s) relied upon under Sec. 3017.305 for proposing 
debarment;
    (d) Of the provisions of Secs. 3017.311 through 3017.314, and any 
other USDA procedures, if applicable, governing debarment 
decisionmaking; and
    (e) Of the potential effect of a debarment.

In USDA, the notice to the respondent shall be signed by the debarring 
official and transmitted by certified mail, return receipt requested. 
OGC will be consulted on all proposed debarment actions prior to the 
notice being sent to the respondent.

[54 FR 4722 and 4731, Jan. 30, 1989, as amended at 54 FR 4732, Jan. 30, 
1989]