[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: 34CFR81.1] [Page 229] TITLE 34--EDUCATION PART 81_GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT_ENFORCEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Provisions Sec. 81.1 Purpose. Subpart A_General Provisions Sec. 81.1 Purpose. 81.2 Definitions. 81.3 Jurisdiction of the Office of Administrative Law Judges. 81.4 Membership and assignment to cases. 81.5 Authority and responsibility of an Administrative Law Judge. 81.6 Hearing on the record. 81.7 Non-party participation. 81.8 Representation. 81.9 Location of proceedings. 81.10 Ex parte communications. 81.11 Motions. 81.12 Filing requirements. 81.13 Mediation. 81.14 Settlement negotiations. 81.15 Evidence. 81.16 Discovery. 81.17 Privileges. 81.18 The record. 81.19 Costs and fees of parties. 81.20 Interlocutory appeals to the Secretary from rulings of an ALJ. Subpart B_Hearings for Recovery of Funds 81.30 Basis for recovery of funds. 81.31 Measure of recovery. 81.32 Proportionality. 81.33 Mitigating circumstances. 81.34 Notice of a disallowance decision. 81.35 Reduction of claims. 81.36 Compromise of claims under General Education Provisions Act. 81.37 Application for review of a disallowance decision. 81.38 Consideration of an application for review. 81.39 Submission of evidence. 81.40 Burden of proof. 81.41 Initial decision. 81.42 Petition for review of initial decision. 81.43 Review by the Secretary. 81.44 Final decision of the Department. 81.45 Collection of claims. Appendix to Part 81--Illustrations of Proportionality Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234-1234i, and 3474(a), unless otherwise noted. Source: 54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989, unless otherwise noted. The regulations in this part govern the enforcement of legal requirements under applicable programs administered by the Department of Education and implement Part E of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234(f)(1), and 3474(a))