[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR668.121]

[Page 508]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart H--Appeal Procedures for Audit Determinations and Program Review 
                             Determinations
 
Sec. 668.121  Final decision of the Department.

    (a) In the event that the initial decision of the hearing official 
is appealed, the decision of the Secretary is the final decision of the 
Department, unless the hearing official's decision is remanded by the 
Secretary.
    (b) In the event that the initial decision of the hearing official 
is not appealed within the time limit specified in Sec. 668.119(a), the 
initial decision automatically becomes the final decision of the 
Department.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1094)

[52 FR 30115, Aug. 12, 1987; 52 FR 46354, Dec. 7, 1987, as amended at 57 
FR 47753, Oct. 19, 1992]