45 CFR § 1641.14 - Notice of proposed suspension.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1641.14"
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title: "45 CFR § 1641.14 - Notice of proposed suspension."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1641.14"
section_name: "Notice of proposed suspension."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1641"
part_name: "DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL OF RECIPIENT AUDITORS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996e(g); Pub. L. 105-277."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 67507, Dec. 2, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1641"
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# 1641.14 Notice of proposed suspension.

(a) Before suspending an IPA, OIG shall send it written notice of cause to suspend. Such notice shall:

(1) Include a directive to show cause, signed by the debarring official, which shall inform the IPA that unless the IPA responds within 10 days as provided in § 1641.15, a suspension will be imposed;

(2) Identify the reasons for the proposed suspension sufficient to put the IPA on notice of the conduct or transaction(s) upon which a suspension proceeding is based;

(3) Identify the regulatory provisions governing the suspension proceeding; and

(4) State that, if imposed, the suspension shall be for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation or other legal or debarment proceeding.

(b) A copy of the notice also shall be sent to the affected recipient(s), if any, who may comment on the proposed action in the time frame set out in § 1641.15.