[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1303.17]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1303--APPEAL PROCEDURES FOR HEAD START GRANTEES AND CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE DELEGATE AGENCIES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Appeals by Grantees
 
Sec. 1303.17  Time for hearing and decision.

    (a) Any hearing on an appeal by a grantee from a notice of 
suspension, termination, or denial of refunding must be commenced no 
later than 120 days from the date the grantee's appeal is received by 
the Departmental Appeals Board. The final decision in an appeal whether 
or not there is a hearing must be rendered not later than 60 days after 
the closing of the record, i.e., 60 days after the Board receives the 
final authorized submission in the case.
    (b) All hearings will be conducted expeditiously and without undue 
delay or postponement.
    (c) The time periods established in paragraph(a) of this section may 
be extended if:
    (1) The parties jointly request a stay to engage in settlement 
negotiations,
    (2) Either party requests summary disposition; or
    (3) The Departmental Appeals Board determines that the Board is 
unable to hold a hearing or render its decision within the specified 
time period for

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reasons beyond the control of either party or the Board.

[65 FR 4770, Feb. 1, 2000]