[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR85.410] [Page 253] TITLE 34--EDUCATION PART 85--GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)--Table of Contents Subpart D--Suspension Sec. 85.410 Procedures. (a) Investigation and referral. Information concerning the existence of a cause for suspension from any source shall be promptly reported, investigated, and referred, when appropriate, to the suspending official for consideration. After consideration, the suspending official may issue a notice of suspension. (b) Decisionmaking process. ED shall process suspension actions as informally as practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness, using the procedures in Sec. Sec. 85.411 through 85.413. (Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327)