[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR17.400]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 17_GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND 

GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)--Table 

of Contents

 

                          Subpart D_Suspension

 

Sec. 17.400  General.





    (a) The suspending official may suspend a person for any of the 

causes in Sec. 17.405 using procedures established in Sec. Sec. 17.410 

through 17.413.

    (b) Suspension is a serious action to be imposed only when:

    (1) There exists adequate evidence of one or more of the causes set 

out in Sec. 17.405, and

    (2) Immediate action is necessary to protect the public interest.

    (c) In assessing the adequacy of the evidence, the agency should 

consider how much information is available, how credible it is given the 

circumstances, whether or not important allegations are corroborated, 

and what inferences can reasonably be drawn as a result. This assessment 

should include an examination of basic documents such as grants, 

cooperative agreements, loan authorizations, and contracts.