13 CFR § 142.31 - Can a party request reconsideration of the initial decision?

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title: "13 CFR § 142.31 - Can a party request reconsideration of the initial decision?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "142.31"
section_name: "Can a party request reconsideration of the initial decision?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "142"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 634(b); 31 U.S.C. 3803(g)(2)."
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# 142.31 Can a party request reconsideration of the initial decision?

(a) Any party may file a motion for reconsideration of the initial decision with the ALJ within 20 days of receipt of the initial decision. If the initial decision was served by mail, there is a rebuttable presumption that the initial decision was received by the party 5 days from the date of mailing.

(b) A motion for reconsideration must be accompanied by a supporting brief and must describe specifically each allegedly erroneous decision.

(c) Any response to a motion for reconsideration must be filed within 20 days of receipt of such motion.

(d) The ALJ will dispose of a motion for reconsideration by denying it or by issuing a revised initial decision.

(e) If the ALJ issues a revised initial decision upon motion of a party, that party may not file another motion for reconsideration.