[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR21.21]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 21_EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C_How Is Eligibility Determined?
 
Sec. 21.21  Determination of net worth and number of employees.

    (a) The adjudicative officer shall determine an applicant's net 
worth and number of employees as of the date the adversary adjudication 
was initiated.
    (b) In determining eligibility, the adjudicative officer shall 
include the net worth and number of employees of the applicant and all 
of the affiliates of the applicant.
    (c) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of this section, the 
adjudicative officer shall consider the following as an affiliate:
    (1) Any individual, corporation, or other entity that directly or 
indirectly owns or controls a majority of the voting shares or other 
interest of the applicant;
    (2) Any corporation or other entity of which the applicant directly 
or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the voting shares or other 
interest; and
    (3) Any entity with a financial relationship to the applicant that, 
in the determination of the adjudicative officer, constitutes an 
affiliation for the purposes of paragraph (b) of this section.
    (d) In determining the number of employees of an applicant and its 
affiliates, the adjudicative officer shall count part-time employees on 
a proportional basis.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1))