[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 44, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 44CFR17.410] [Page 197] TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Subpart D--Suspension Sec. 17.410 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. FEMA shall process suspension actions as informally as practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness, using the procedures in Sec. 17.411 through Sec. 17.413.