[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR21.52]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 21--EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart F--How Are Awards Determined?
 
Sec. 21.52  Initial decision by an adjudicative officer in applications 
subject to CRRA jurisdiction.

    (a) If the application is subject to the jurisdiction of the CRRA, 
the adjudicative officer shall issue the initial decision within 30 days 
after completion of the proceedings.
    (b) The initial decision must include the information required under 
Sec. 21.51(b). However, instead of the information required under 
Sec. 21.51(b)(3), the initial decision must inform the applicant of--
    (1) Its right to request review by the CRRA; and
    (2) Its right to request review by the Secretary of the CRRA's final 
decision.
    (c) If the applicant or the Department's counsel appeals the 
adjudicative officer's initial decision, the appeal must be submitted to 
the CRRA, in writing, within 30 days after the initial decision is 
issued.
    (d) If the applicant or the Department's counsel does not appeal the 
adjudicative officer's initial decision to the CRRA and the Secretary 
does not decide to review the initial decision under Sec. 21.54(a), the 
initial decision becomes the Department's final decision 60 days after 
it is issued by the officer.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504(b)(1)(C); 20 U.S.C. 1681; 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 
U.S.C. 2000d-1 et seq. and 6101 et seq.)