[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR461.23]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 461_ADULT EDUCATION STATE-ADMINISTERED BASIC GRANT PROGRAM--Table of 
 
        Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant to a State?
 
Sec. 461.23  How does the Secretary approve State plans and amendments?

    (a) The Secretary approves, within 60 days of receipt, a State plan 
or amendment that the Secretary determines complies with the applicable 
provisions of the Act and the regulations in this part.
    (b) In approving a State plan or amendment, the Secretary considers 
any information submitted in accordance with Sec. 461.13 (b) and (c).
    (c) The Secretary notifies the SEA, in writing, of the granting or 
withholding of approval.
    (d) The Secretary does not finally disapprove a State plan or 
amendment without first affording the State reasonable notice and 
opportunity for a hearing.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1206(b), 1206a(a)(3), and 1207(b))