29 CFR § 1471.720 - How may I contest a suspension?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1471.720"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1471.720 - How may I contest a suspension?"
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1471.720"
section_name: "How may I contest a suspension?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE"
part_number: "1471"
part_name: "GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 12549 ,3 CFR 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12698, 3 CFR 1989 Comp., p. 235; sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 29 U.S.C. 175a."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 66544, 66603, 66604, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1471.720 How may I contest a suspension?

If you as a respondent wish to contest a suspension, you or your representative must provide the suspending official with information in opposition to the suspension. You may do this orally or in writing, but any information provided orally that you consider important must also be submitted in writing for the official record.