{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1149.62","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1149.62","heading":"When does the initial decision of the ALJ become final?","body":"(a) The initial decision of the ALJ becomes the final decision of the NEA and binds all parties 30 days after it is issued, unless a party timely files a motion for reconsideration or timely appeals to the authority head of NEA, as set forth in § 1149.64.\n(b) If the ALJ disposes of a motion for reconsideration by denying it or by issuing a revised initial decision, the ALJ's order on the motion for reconsideration becomes the final decision of NEA 30 days after the order is issued.","path":["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 G—Decisions and Appeals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"16f50cd4481f834b1a0a0935272f16b26aa8fc00c89e0d4d01eaee9b02cb70e8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1149.61","next":"us/45-cfr-1149.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}