[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR142.32]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 142--PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 142.32  When does the initial decision of the ALJ become final?

    (a) The initial decision of the ALJ becomes the final decision of 
SBA, and shall be binding on all parties 30 days after it is issued, 
unless any party timely files a motion for reconsideration or any 
defendant adjudged to have submitted a false claim or statement timely 
appeals to the SBA Administrator, as set forth in Sec. 142.33.
    (b) If the ALJ disposes of a motion for reconsideration by denying 
it or by issuing a revised initial decision, the ALJ's order on the 
motion for reconsideration becomes the final decision of SBA 30 days 
after the order is issued, unless a defendant adjudged to have submitted 
a false claim or statement timely appeals to the Administrator, within 
30 days of the ALJ's order, as set forth in Sec. 142.33.