---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 16.7"
title: "45"
number: "16.7"
heading: "The first steps in the appeal process: The notice of appeal and the Board's response."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/16.7"
---

# §16.7. The first steps in the appeal process: The notice of appeal and the Board's response.

- (a) As explained in [2 CFR 200.342](/cfr/2/200.342.md), a prospective appellant must submit a notice of appeal to the Board within 30 days after receiving the final decision. The notice of appeal must include a copy of the final decision, a statement of the amount in dispute in the appeal, and a brief statement of why the decision is wrong.
- (b) Within ten days after receiving the notice of appeal, the Board will send an acknowledgment, enclose a copy of these procedures, and advise the appellant of the next steps. The Board will also send a copy of the notice of appeal, its attachments, and the Board's acknowledgment to the respondent. If the Board Chair has determined that the appeal does not meet the conditions of [§ 16.3](/cfr/45/16.3.md) or if further information is needed to make this determination, the Board will notify the parties at this point.

## Notes

### Amendments

[46 FR 43817, Aug. 31, 1981, as amended at 81 FR 3012, Jan. 20, 2016; 89 FR 80070, Oct. 2, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and secs. 1, 5, 6, and 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953, 18 FR 2053, 67 Stat. 631 and authorities cited in the Appendix.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 43817, Aug. 31, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[46 FR 43817, Aug. 31, 1981, as amended at 81 FR 3012, Jan. 20, 2016; 89 FR 80070, Oct. 2, 2024]