25 CFR § 573.5 - When does an enforcement action become final agency action?

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title: "25 CFR § 573.5 - When does an enforcement action become final agency action?"
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title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "573.5"
section_name: "When does an enforcement action become final agency action?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"
part_number: "573"
part_name: "COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT"
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# 573.5 When does an enforcement action become final agency action?

An enforcement action shall become final agency action and a final order of the Commission when:

(a) A respondent fails to appeal the enforcement action as provided for in subchapter H of this chapter and does not enter into a settlement agreement resolving the matter in its entirety; or

(b) A respondent enters into a settlement agreement resolving the matter in its entirety at any time after the issuance of the enforcement action.

[77 FR 47519, Aug. 9, 2012, as amended at 78 FR 4324, Jan. 22, 2013]