[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR15.81]

[Page 374]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 15_NONDISCRIMINATION--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Rules of Practice and Procedure for Hearings, Decisions and 
        Administrative Review Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964
 
Sec. 15.81  How proceedings are commenced.

    Proceedings are commenced by mailing a notice to an applicant or 
recipient of alleged noncompliance with the Act and the Secretary's 
regulations thereunder. The notice will be signed by the interested 
agency head or by the Secretary and shall be filed with the hearing 
clerk for proper service by the hearing clerk according to the rules of 
this subpart. The notice shall include either a notice of hearing or 
notice of opportunity to request a hearing as determined by the 
Secretary and shall comply with the requirements of Sec. 15.9(a).