[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 9] [Revised as of April 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 21CFR1404.400] [Page 211] TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY PART 1404--GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)--Table of Contents Subpart D--Suspension Sec. 1404.400 General. (a) The suspending official may suspend a person for any of the causes in Sec. 1404.405 using procedures established in Sec. 1404.410 through Sec. 1404.413. (b) Suspension is a serious action to be imposed only when: (1) There exists adequate evidence of one or more of the causes set out in Sec. 1404.405, and (2) Immediate action is necessary to protect the public interest. (c) In assessing the adequacy of the evidence, the agency should consider how much information is available, how credible it is given the circumstances, whether or not important allegations are corroborated, and what inferences can reasonably be drawn as a result. This assessment should include an examination of basic documents such as grants, cooperative agreements, loan authorizations, and contracts.