[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR33.38]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 33_PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 33.38  Reconsideration of initial decision.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, any party 
may file a motion for reconsideration of the initial decision within 20 
days of receipt of the initial decision. If service was made by mail, 
receipt is presumed to be five days from the date of mailing in the 
absence of contrary proof.
    (b) Every motion under paragraph (a) of this section must set forth 
the matters claimed to have been erroneously decided and the nature of 
the alleged errors. The motion must be accompanied by a supporting 
brief.
    (c) Responses to the motion are allowed only upon request to the 
ALJ.
    (d) No party may file a motion for reconsideration of an initial 
decision that has been revised in response to a previous motion for 
reconsideration.

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    (e) The ALJ may dispose of a motion for reconsideration by denying 
it or by issuing a revised initial decision.
    (f) If the ALJ denies a motion for reconsideration, the initial 
decision shall constitute the final decision of the Department head and 
shall be final and binding on the parties 30 days after the ALJ denies 
the motion, unless the initial decision is timely appealed to the 
Department head in accordance with Sec. 33.39.
    (g) If the ALJ issues a revised initial decision, that decision 
shall constitute the final decision of the Department head and shall be 
final and binding on the parties 30 days after it is issued, unless it 
is timely appealed to the Department head in accordance with Sec. 
33.39.

(Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3809)