24 C.F.R. § 26.49 Initial decision.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) The ALJ shall issue an initial decision based only on the record, which shall contain findings of fact, conclusions of law, and the relief granted. (b) The ALJ shall serve the initial decision on all parties within 60 days after either the close of the record or the expiration of time permitted for submission of posthearing briefs, whichever is later. The initial decision shall include a statement of each party's right to file a request for Secretarial review. The ALJ may extend the 60-day period for serving the initial decision in writing for good cause. (c) If no appeal is timely filed with the Secretary or designee, the initial decision shall become the final agency action.
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 26—HEARING PROCEDURES
Subpart B—Hearings Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act
Hearings
§ 26.49 Initial decision.
