15 CFR § 280.209 - Summary decision.

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title: "15 CFR § 280.209 - Summary decision."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "280.209"
section_name: "Summary decision."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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subchapter_name: "ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "280"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 5401  Pub. L. 101-592, 104 Stat. 2943, as amended by Pub. L. 104-113, 110 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 105-234, 112 Stat. 1536; and Pub. L. 106-34, 113 Stat. 118."
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# 280.209 Summary decision.

At any time after a proceeding has been initiated, a party may move for a summary decision disposing of some or all of the issues. The administrative law judge may render an initial decision and issue an order if the entire record shows, as to the issue(s) under consideration:

(a) That there is no genuine issue as to any material fact; and

(b) That the moving party is entitled to a summary decision as a matter of law.