§410.691 Referral to the Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Policy, or his or her designee, for hearing and decision.

If action is not taken to withdraw the charges before the expiration of 15 days after the time within which an answer may be filed, the record of the evidence in support of the charges shall be referred to the Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Policy, or his or her designee, with a request for a hearing and a decision on the charges.

[36 FR 23760, Dec. 14, 1971, as amended at 62 FR 38453, July 18, 1997]