[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 44CFR17.415]



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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)

 

                          Subpart D_Suspension

 

Sec.  17.415  Period of suspension.



    (a) Suspension shall be for a temporary period pending the 

completion of an investigation or ensuing legal, debarment, or Program 

Fraud Civil Remedies Act proceedings, unless terminated sooner by the 

suspending official or as provided in paragraph (b) of this section.

    (b) If legal or administrative proceedings are not initiated within 

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months after the date of the suspension notice, the suspension shall be 

terminated unless an Assistant Attorney General or United States 

Attorney requests its extension in writing, in which case it may be 

extended for an additional six months. In no event may a suspension 

extend beyond 18 months, unless such proceedings have been initiated 

within that period.

    (c) The suspending official shall notify the Department of Justice 

of an impending termination of a suspension, at least 30 days before the 

12-month period expires, to give that Department an opportunity to 

request an extension.