GroundRules
45 CFR 1149.23: May I file a motion to reopen my case?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 45—Public Welfare
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
- CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
- SUBCHAPTER B—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
- PART 1149—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS
- Subpart E—Procedures Following Service of a Complaint
(a) You may file a motion with the ALJ asking him/her to reopen the case at any time before an initial decision becomes final. The ALJ may only reopen a case if, in this motion, he/she determines that you set forth extraordinary circumstances that prevented you from filing a timely answer. The initial decision will be stayed until the ALJ makes a decision on your motion to reopen. The reviewing official may respond to the motion.
(b) If the ALJ determines that you have demonstrated extraordinary circumstances excusing your failure to file a timely answer, the ALJ will withdraw the initial decision and grant you an opportunity to answer the complaint.
(c) A decision by the ALJ to deny your motion to reopen a case is not subject to review or reconsideration.
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