627.607—Grant Officer resolution of Governor's failure to promptly take action.
(a)
An allegation, whether arising from a complaint, from monitoring or other information available to the Department, that a Governor failed to promptly take remedial action of a substantial violation of the Act or the regulations under this Act, as required by § 627.477 of this part, shall be promptly investigated by the Department.
(b)
The Grant Officer shall notify the Governor of the findings of the investigation or monitoring and shall give the Governor a period of time, not to exceed 30 days, to comment on the nature of the findings and to take appropriate corrective actions.
(c)
The Grant Officer shall review the complete file of the investigation, monitoring, and the Governor's actions.
(d)
If the Grant Officer determines that, (1) as a result financial and compliance audits or otherwise, the Governor determined that there was a substantial violation of a specific provision of the Act or the regulations under this Act, and corrective action had not been taken and, (2) the Grant Officer determines that the Governor has not taken the actions required by § 627.477(a), the Grant Officer shall take such actions required by § 627.477(a).
(e)
The Grant Officer's determination, unless a hearing is requested, constitutes final agency action and is not subject to further review. ( Section 164(b)(3) ).