---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 81.3"
title: "34"
number: "81.3"
heading: "Jurisdiction of the Office of Administrative Law Judges."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/81.3"
---

# §81.3. Jurisdiction of the Office of Administrative Law Judges.

- (a) The Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) established under [section 451(a)](/cfr/34/451.md?p=a) of GEPA has jurisdiction to conduct the following proceedings concerning an applicable program:
  - (1) **Hearings for recovery of funds.**
  - (2) **Withholding hearings.**
  - (3) **Cease and desist hearings.**
- (b) **The OALJ also has jurisdiction to conduct other proceedings designated by the Secretary.** If a proceeding or class of proceedings is so designated, the Department publishes a notice of the designation in the Federal Register.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234-1234i, and 3474(a), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989, unless otherwise noted.