[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 45CFR1210.3-5]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

       CHAPTER XII--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

PART 1210_VISTA TRAINEE DESELECTION AND VOLUNTEER EARLY TERMINATION 

PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart C_VISTA Volunteer Early Termination

 

Sec. 1210.3-5  Preparation for appeal.



    (a) Entitlement to Representation. A Volunteer may be accompanied, 

represented and advised by a representative of the Volunteer's own 

choice at any stage of the appeal. A person chosen by the Volunteer must 

be willing to act as representative and not be disqualified because of 

conflict of position.

    (b) Time for Preparation and Presentation. (1) A Volunteer's 

representative, if a Volunteer or an employee of ACTION, must be given a 

reasonable amount of time off from assignment to present the appeal.

    (2) ACTION will not pay travel expenses or per diem travel 

allowances for either a Volunteer or the Volunteer's representative in 

connection with the preparation of the appeal, except to attend the 

hearing as provided in Sec. 1210.3-7(c)(5).

    (c) Access to Agency Records. (1) A Volunteer is entitled to review 

any material in his or her official Volunteer folder and any relevant 

Agency documents to the extent permitted by the Privacy Act and the 

Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552a; 5 U.S.C. 552). Examples of 

documents which may be withheld from Volunteers include references 

obtained under a pledge of confidentiality, official Volunteer folders 

of other Volunteers and privileged intra-Agency memoranda.

    (2) A Volunteer may review relevant documents in the possession of a 

sponsor to the same extent ACTION would be entitled to review them.