(a) The Grantee may provide a letter of appeal that must be received by the Agency no later than 14 days after the mailing date of the Corrective Action letter.     
      (b) The letter of appeal shall include:      
        (1) justification of why the corrective action should not be imposed;       
        (2) an explanation of how the Grantee will correct the noncompliance identified in the Corrective Action letter;       
        (3) an explanation of how the Grantee will ensure that any noncompliance identified in the Corrective Action letter will be avoided in the future; and       
        (4) any documents supporting the appeal.       
      (c) The Agency Executive Director, or his designee(s), makes the final decision to approve or deny the appeal.     
      (d) A letter of appeal received after the deadline stated in subsection (a) of this section shall not be considered.     
      (e) The decision of the Executive Director is final.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §460.52 adopted to be effective June 8, 2011, 36 TexReg 3508