TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE

SUBTITLE A - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

subpart l - PROCEDURES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS UNDER THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986

1.337 - Reconsideration of initial decision.

  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, any party may file a motion for reconsideration of the initial decision within 20 days of receipt of the initial decision. If service was made by mail, receipt will be presumed to be five days from the date of mailing in the absence of contrary proof.

  (b) Every such motion must set forth the matters claimed to have been erroneously decided and the nature of the alleged errors. Such motion shall be accompanied by a supporting brief.

  (c) Responses to such motions shall be allowed only upon request of the ALJ.

  (d) No party may file a motion for reconsideration of an initial decision that has been revised in response to a previous motion for reconsideration.

  (e) The ALJ may dispose of a motion for reconsideration by denying it or by issuing a revised initial decision.

  (f) If the ALJ denies a motion for reconsideration, the initial decision shall constitute the final decision of the authority head and shall be final and binding on the parties 30 days after the ALJ denies the motion, unless the initial decision is timely appealed to the judicial officer in accordance with 1.338 of this part.

  (g) If the ALJ issues a revised initial decision, that decision shall constitute the final decision of the authority head and shall be final and binding on the parties 30 days after it is issued, unless it is timely appealed to the judicial officer in accordance with 1.338 of this part.