45 C.F.R. § 1606.6 Preliminary determination.
Title 45 - Public Welfare
(a) When the Corporation has made a preliminary determination that a recipient's grant or contract should be terminated and/or that a recipient should be debarred, the Corporation employee who has been designated by the President as the person to bring such actions (hereinafter referred to as the “designated employee”) shall issue a written notice to the recipient and the Chairperson of the recipient's governing body. The notice shall: (1) State the grounds for the proposed action; (2) Identify, with reasonable specificity, any facts or documents relied upon as justification for the proposed action; (3) Inform the recipient of the proposed sanctions; (4) Advise the recipient of its right to request: (i) An informal conference under §1606.7; and (ii) a hearing under §1606.8; and (5) Inform the recipient of its right to receive interim funding pursuant to §1606.13. (b) If the recipient does not request an informal conference or a hearing within the time prescribed in §1606.7(a) or §1606.8(a), the preliminary determination shall become final.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 1606—TERMINATION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES; RECOMPETITION
§ 1606.6 Preliminary determination.

