CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES > SUBPART M—Special Procedural Rules Applicable to Appeals of Decisions Made Under OMB Circular A-76 (§4.1600 to §4.1610) > 4.1610—Decision of the appeals official.

4.1610—Decision of the appeals official.

(a) Within 30 calendar days after receipt of an appeal by the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the appeals official shall issue a written decision, either affirming or denying the appeal. This decision shall be final, with no judicial review or further avenue of appeal.
(b) If the appeals official affirms the appeal, his decision regarding further action by the agency shall be binding upon the agency.
(c) If it proves impracticable to issue a decision within the prescribed 30 calendar days, the appeals official may extend this period, notifying all concerned parties of the anticipated decision date.