[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR160.422]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 160_GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart D_Imposition of Civil Money Penalties
 
Sec. 160.422  Failure to request a hearing.

    If the respondent does not request a hearing within the time 
prescribed by Sec. 160.504 of this part and the matter is not settled 
pursuant to Sec. 160.416, the Secretary will impose the proposed 
penalty or any lesser penalty permitted by 42 U.S.C. 1320d-5. The 
Secretary will notify the respondent by certified mail, return receipt 
requested, of any penalty that has been imposed and of the means by 
which the respondent may satisfy the penalty, and the penalty is final 
on receipt of the notice. The respondent has no right to appeal a 
penalty under Sec. 160.548 of this part with respect to which the 
respondent has not timely requested a hearing.