(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 Notification of Deobligation letter.
(b) The letter of appeal shall include:
  (1) justification of why the deobligation of grant funds should not be imposed;
  (2) an explanation of how the Grantee will correct the determinations identified in the Notification of Deobligation letter;
  (3) an explanation of how the Grantee will ensure that the determinations in the Notice of Deobligation letter will be avoided in the future; and
  (4) any documents supporting the appeal.
(c) The Commission makes the 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 Commission is final.

Source Note: The provisions of this §460.53 adopted to be effective June 8, 2011, 36 TexReg 3508