[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR632.13]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 632--INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Designation Procedures for Native American Grantees
 
Sec. 632.13  Review of denial of designation as a Native American grantee, or rejection of a Comprehensive Annual Plan.

    (a) An applicant for designation as a Native American grantee which 
is refused such designation in whole or in part may file a Petition for 
Reconsideration with the Grant Officer within 14 days of receipt of a 
letter from the Department indicating its failure to be designated as a 
Native American grantee.
    (1) A Petition for Reconsideration shall be in writing, shall be 
signed by a responsible official of the applicant entity, and shall 
enumerate the factors which the applicant entity asserts should be 
reviewed by the Grant Officer in reconsidering the denial of its 
application.
    (2) Upon receipt of the Petition for Reconsideration, the Grant 
Officer shall, within 30 days, make one of the following determinations:
    (i) That based on the available information from the original 
request for designation and information supplied in the Petition for 
Reconsideration, the applicant entity should be designated as a Native 
American grantee;
    (ii) That the original determination made was correct; or
    (iii) That an informal conference between representatives of the 
applicant entity and the Grant Officer shall be held at a specified time 
and place to discuss the Petition for Reconsideration.
    (3) If an informal conference is held, the applicant entity shall 
have the opportunity to present any pertinent information which may 
further substantiate its petition. The Grant Officer shall notify the 
applicant entity of its final decision within 14 days after the informal 
conference is held.
    (4) All final determinations of the Grant Officer, which deny a 
Petition for Reconsideration, shall be in writing, shall state the 
reasons for the denial, shall be sent to the applicant by

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certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall notify the applicant 
entity that, within 21 days of its receipt of the notice, it may request 
a hearing pursuant to part 636.
    (b) A designated Native American grantee whose CAP has been rejected 
may file a Petition for Reconsideration pursuant to paragraph (a) of 
this section. Such petitions shall be handled under the procedures 
described in paragraph (a) of this section.