---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 96.59"
title: "22"
number: "96.59"
heading: "Review of decisions to deny accreditation or approval."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/96.59"
---

# §96.59. Review of decisions to deny accreditation or approval.

- (a) There is no administrative or judicial review of an accrediting entity's decision to deny an application for accreditation or approval. As provided in [§ 96.79](/cfr/22/96.79.md), a decision to deny for these purposes includes:
  - (1) A denial of the agency's or person's initial application for accreditation or approval;
  - (2) A denial of an application made after cancellation or refusal to renew by the accrediting entity; and
  - (3) **A denial of an application made after cancellation or debarment by the Secretary.**
- (b) The agency or person may petition the accrediting entity for reconsideration of a denial. The accrediting entity must establish internal review procedures that provide an opportunity for an agency or person to petition for reconsideration of the denial.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: The Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998), 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. 14901-14954; The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-276, 42 U.S.C. 14925.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 8131, Feb. 15, 2006, unless otherwise noted.