---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1606.6"
title: "45"
number: "1606.6"
heading: "Preliminary determination and final decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1606.6"
---

# §1606.6. Preliminary determination and final decision.

- (a) When the Corporation has made a preliminary determination of one or more of the following, the Corporation shall issue a written notice to the recipient and the Chair of the recipient's governing body: that a recipient's grant or contract should be terminated, that a limited reduction of funding shall be imposed, or that a recipient should be debarred. The notice shall:
  - (1) State the substantial noncompliance that constitutes the grounds for the proposed action;
  - (2) Identify, with reasonable specificity, any facts or documents relied upon as justification for the proposed action;
  - (3) Inform the recipient of the proposed amount and proposed effective date for the proposed action;
  - (4) Advise the recipient of its procedural rights for review of the proposed action under this part;
  - (5) Inform the recipient of its right to receive interim funding pursuant to [§ 1606.13](/cfr/45/1606.13.md) of this part;
  - (6) Specify what, if any, corrective action the recipient can take to avoid the proposed action; and
  - (7) **Summarize prior attempts, if any, for resolution of the substantial noncompliance.**
- (b) If the recipient does not request review, as provided for in this part, before the relevant time limits have expired, then the Corporation may issue a final decision to the recipient. No further appeal or review will be available under this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(1), 2996f(a)(3), and 2996f(d); Pub. L. 105-119, Title V, Secs. 501(b) and (c), 502, 503, and 504, 111 Stat. 2440, 2510-12; Pub. L. 104-134, Title V, Sec. 503(f), 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-53.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 10093, Feb. 13, 2013, unless otherwise noted.