---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 422.13"
title: "2"
number: "422.13"
heading: "Appeals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/422.13"
---

# §422.13. Appeals.

- (a) If USDA relied on an institution to conduct an inquiry, investigation, and adjudication, the alleged person(s) should first follow the institution's appeal policy and procedures.
- (b) USDA agencies' implementation procedures, which must be made available on a designated USDA public website, identify the appeal process when a finding of research misconduct is elevated to the agency.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 CFR 2610.1(c); Federal Policy on Research Misconduct (65 FR 76260)

### Source

Source: 89 FR 68333, Aug. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted.