28 CFR § 48.14 - Decision by the Attorney General.

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title: "28 CFR § 48.14 - Decision by the Attorney General."
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section_name: "Decision by the Attorney General."
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part_name: "NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION ACT"
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# 48.14 Decision by the Attorney General.

(a) The Attorney General shall decide, on the basis of the record as constituted in accordance with § 48.13, whether approval is warranted under the Act. In rendering his decision, the Attorney General shall file therewith a statement of his findings and conclusions and the reasons therefor, or where a hearing has been held, he may adopt the findings and conclusions of the administrative law judge.

(b) Approval of a proposed arrangement by the Attorney General shall not become effective until the tenth day after the filing of the Attorney General's decision as provided in this section.