628.426—Disapproval or revocation of the plan.
(a)
If the Governor disapproves the SDA job training plan or plan modification for any reason, the Governor shall notify the PIC and chief elected official(s) for the SDA in writing as provided in section 105(b)(2) of the Act.
(b)
If the Governor disapproves the SDA job training plan or plan modification, the Governor shall provide the PIC and the chief elected official(s) for the SDA 30 days to correct the deficiencies and resubmit the plan or plan modification. Within 15 days after the plan or plan modification is resubmitted, the Governor shall make a final decision and shall notify the PIC and the appropriate chief elected official(s) of the SDA in writing of the final disapproval or approval.
(c) Governor mediation.
If the PIC and the appropriate chief elected official(s) of an SDA are unable to reach an agreement under the provisions of section 103 (b)(1) or (d) of the Act, any such party may request the Governor to mediate.
(d) Failure to reach agreement.
If the PIC and the chief elected official(s) fail to reach the required agreements in section 103 (b)(1) or (d) of the Act, funds may not be made available to an SDA under section 104 of the Act and the Governor shall merge the affected area into one or more other existing service delivery areas ( section 105(c)(1) ).
(e) Appeals.
(1)
In accordance with section 105(b)(2) of the Act, any final disapproval by the Governor of the SDA job training plan or modification may be appealed by the PIC and chief elected official(s) of the SDA to the Secretary.
(2)
The Secretary shall not accept an appeal dated later than 30 days after receipt by the PIC and chief elected official(s) of the final disapproval of the SDA job training plan or modification from the Governor.
(3)
The Secretary shall accept an appeal under paragraph (e)(1) of this section and shall determine only whether the disapproval is clearly erroneous under section 105(b)(1) of the Act. The Secretary may consider any comments submitted by the Governor. In accordance with section 105(b)(2) of the Act, the Secretary shall make a final decision within 45 days after the appeal is received by the Secretary.
(4)
The Secretary shall notify the Governor and the appellant in writing of the Secretary's decision.
(f) Appeals of plan revocations.
Pursuant to section 164(b)(1) of the Act, a notice of intent to revoke approval of all or part of a plan may be appealed to the Secretary. Such appeals shall be treated as a disapproval under paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section, except that the revocation shall not become effective until the later of:
(g)
In the event that a plan is disapproved and the Governor's decision is upheld upon appeal, the Governor shall merge the affected area into other designated SDA's willing to accept it or include it in another SDA within the State.