[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: 34CFR602.40]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 602_THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES--Table of 
 
    Subpart D_Limitation, Suspension, or Termination of Recognition 
           Limitation, Suspension, and Termination Procedures
 
Sec. 602.40  How may the Secretary limit, suspend, or terminate an agency's 


recognition?

    (a) If the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for 
a hearing, that a recognized agency does not comply with the criteria 
for recognition in subpart B of this part or that the agency is not 
effective in its performance with respect to those criteria, the 
Secretary--
    (1) Limits, suspends, or terminates the agency's recognition; or
    (2) Requires the agency to take appropriate action to bring itself 
into compliance with the criteria and achieve effectiveness within a 
timeframe that may not exceed 12 months.
    (b) If, at the conclusion of the timeframe specified in paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section, the Secretary determines, after notice and an 
opportunity for a hearing, that the agency has failed to bring itself 
into compliance or has failed to achieve effectiveness, the Secretary 
limits, suspends, or terminates

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recognition, unless the Secretary extends the timeframe, on request by 
the agency for good cause shown.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b).