22 CFR § 147.8 - Final agency action.

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title: "22 CFR § 147.8 - Final agency action."
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title_name: "Foreign Relations"
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section_name: "Final agency action."
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# 147.8 Final agency action.

Either a decision by the Secretary on the merits of a complaint, or no notification in writing from the Secretary within 180 days of filing the complaint, will a constitute a final agency action and exhaustion of the complainant's administrative remedies for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 701, *et seq.*