30 CFR § 705.21 - Appeals procedures.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s705.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 705.21 - Appeals procedures."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "705.21"
section_name: "Appeals procedures."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "705"
part_name: "RESTRICTION ON FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF STATE EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "42 FR 56060, Oct. 20, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "705"
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# 705.21 Appeals procedures.
Employees have the right to appeal an order for remedial action under § 705.19, and shall have 30 days to exercise this right before disciplinary action is initiated.
(a) Employees other than the Head of the State Regulatory Authority, may file their appeal, in writing, through established procedures within their particular State.
(b) The Head of the State Regulatory Authority may file his or her appeal, in writing, with the Director who will refer it to the Conflict of Interest Appeals Board within the U.S. Department of the Interior.