---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 21.55"
title: "34"
number: "21.55"
heading: "Final decision if the Secretary does not review."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/21.55"
---

# §21.55. Final decision if the Secretary does not review.


If the Secretary takes no action under [§ 21.54](/cfr/34/21.54.md)—

- (a) The adjudicative officer's initial decision on the application becomes the Department's final decision 60 days after it is issued by the adjudicative officer; or
- (b) The CRRA's decision on the application becomes the Department's final decision 60 days after it is issued by the CRRA.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 47192, Sept. 7, 1993, unless otherwise noted.