[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: 45CFR1606.1] [Page 382] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE CHAPTER XVI--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION PART 1606_TERMINATION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES; RECOMPETITION--Table of Contents Sec. 1606.1 Purpose. Sec. 1606.1 Purpose. 1606.2 Definitions. 1606.3 Grounds for a termination. 1606.4 Grounds for debarment. 1606.5 Termination and debarment procedures. 1606.6 Preliminary determination. 1606.7 Informal conference. 1606.8 Hearing. 1606.9 Recommended decision. 1606.10 Final decision. 1606.11 Qualifications on hearing procedures. 1606.12 Time and waiver. 1606.13 Interim and termination funding; reprogramming. 1606.14 Recompetition. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e (b)(1) and 2996f(a)(3); Pub. L. 105-119, 111 Stat. 2440, Secs. 501(b) and (c) and 504; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321. Source: 63 FR 64643, Nov. 23, 1998, unless otherwise noted. The purpose of this rule is to: (a) Ensure that the Corporation is able to take timely action to deal with incidents of substantial noncompliance by recipients with a provision of the LSC Act, the Corporation's appropriations act or other law applicable to LSC funds, a Corporation rule, regulation, guideline or instruction, or the terms and conditions of the recipient's grant or contract with the Corporation; (b) Provide timely and fair due process procedures when the Corporation has made a preliminary decision to terminate a recipient's LSC grant or contract, or to debar a recipient from receiving future LSC awards of financial assistance; and (c) Ensure that scarce funds are provided to recipients who can provide the most effective and economical legal assistance to eligible clients.