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1606.6—Preliminary determination.

(a) When the Corporation has made a preliminary determination that a recipient's grant or contract should be terminated and/or that a recipient should be debarred, the Corporation employee who has been designated by the President as the person to bring such actions (hereinafter referred to as the “designated employee”) shall issue a written notice to the recipient and the Chairperson of the recipient's governing body. The notice shall:

(1) State the grounds for the proposed action;

(2) Identify, with reasonable specificity, any facts or documents relied upon as justification for the proposed action;

(3) Inform the recipient of the proposed sanctions;

(4) Advise the recipient of its right to request:

(i) An informal conference under § 1606.7; and

(ii) a hearing under § 1606.8; and

(5) Inform the recipient of its right to receive interim funding pursuant to § 1606.13.

(b) If the recipient does not request an informal conference or a hearing within the time prescribed in § 1606.7(a) or § 1606.8(a), the preliminary determination shall become final.

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