---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1149.62"
title: "45"
number: "1149.62"
heading: "When does the initial decision of the ALJ become final?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1149.62"
---

# §1149.62. When does the initial decision of the ALJ become final?

- (a) The initial decision of the ALJ becomes the final decision of the NEA and binds all parties 30 days after it is issued, unless a party timely files a motion for reconsideration or timely appeals to the authority head of NEA, as set forth in [§ 1149.64](/cfr/45/1149.64.md).
- (b) If the ALJ disposes of a motion for reconsideration by denying it or by issuing a revised initial decision, the ALJ's order on the motion for reconsideration becomes the final decision of NEA 30 days after the order is issued.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2); 20 U.S.C. 959; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 67081, Nov. 12, 2014, unless otherwise noted.