---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.1610"
title: "43"
number: "4.1610"
heading: "Decision of the appeals official."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.1610"
---

# §4.1610. Decision of the appeals official.

- (a) Within 30 calendar days after receipt of an appeal by the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the appeals official shall issue a written decision, either affirming or denying the appeal. This decision shall be final, with no judicial review or further avenue of appeal.
- (b) If the appeals official affirms the appeal, his decision regarding further action by the agency shall be binding upon the agency.
- (c) If it proves impracticable to issue a decision within the prescribed 30 calendar days, the appeals official may extend this period, notifying all concerned parties of the anticipated decision date.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 75213, Nov. 14, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 52 FR 39525, Oct. 22, 1987.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.