[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 41, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 41CFR105-8.170-9] [Page 375-376] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PART 105-8_ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN Sec. 105-8.170-9 Filing an appeal. (a) Notice of appeal to the Special Counsel for Ethics and Civil Rights, with or without a request for hearing, shall be filed by the complainant or the [[Page 376]] respondent with the Responsible Official within 30 days of receipt of the letter of findings required by Sec. 105-8.170-7. (b) If a timely appeal without a request for hearing is filed by a party, any other party may file a written request for a hearing within the time limit specified in Sec. 105-8.170-9(a) or within 10 days of the date on which the first timely appeal without a request for hearing was filed, whichever is later. (c) If no party requests a hearing, the Responsible Official shall promptly transmit the notice of appeal and investigative record to the Special Counsel for Ethics and Civil Rights. (d) If neither party files an appeal within the time prescribed in Sec. 105-8.170-9(a) the Responsible Official shall certify, at the expiration of the time, that the letter of findings is the final agency decision on the complaint.