28 CFR § 74.17 - Action on appeal.

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title: "28 CFR § 74.17 - Action on appeal."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "74.17"
section_name: "Action on appeal."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "74"
part_name: "CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT REDRESS PROVISION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "50 U.S.C. app. 1989b."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 1359-89, 54 FR 34161, Aug. 18, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 74.17 Action on appeal.

(a) The Assistant Attorney General or the official designated to act on his behalf shall:

(1) Review the original determination;

(2) Review additional information or documentation submitted by the individual to support a finding of eligibility;

(3) Notify the petitioner when a determination of ineligibility is reversed on appeal; and

(4) Inform the Redress Administrator.

(b) Where there is a decision affirming the determination of ineligibility, the letter to the individual shall include a statement of the reason or reasons for the affirmance.

(c) A decision of affirmance shall constitute the final action of the Department on that redress appeal.