[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR5.6]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 5--OPERATION OF VENDING STANDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 5.6  Appeals.

    (a) In any instance where the Department of Commerce official as 
provided in Sec. 5.3(c) and the State licensing agency fail to reach 
agreement concerning the granting, revocation, or modification of a 
permit, the location, method of operation, assignment of proceeds, or 
other terms of a permit (including articles which may be sold), the 
State licensing agency shall be notified in writing by the Commerce 
official concerned that it has the right to appeal such disagreements, 
within 30 days of the notice, to the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration for investigation and final decision.
    (b) Upon receipt of a timely appeal the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration will cause a full investigation to be made. The State 
licensing agency shall be given an opportunity to present information 
pertinent to the facts and circumstances of the case. The complete 
investigation report including the recommendations of the investigating 
officer shall be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
within 60 days from the date of the appeal.
    (c) The Assistant Secretary for Administration will render a final 
decision on the appeal within 90 days of the date of appeal.

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    (d) The State licensing agency will be informed of the final 
decision on its appeal. Copies of the decision will be forwarded to the 
Department of Commerce official concerned and the Department of 
Education.

[28 FR 7772, July 31, 1963, as amended at 55 FR 53489, Dec. 31, 1990]