(a) Any State agency which received a Notice of Decertification
under Sec. 658.706 or a notice of disallowance under Sec. 658.702 may
request a hearing on the issue by filing a written request for hearing
with the Secretary within 10 working days of receipt of the notice. This
request shall state the reasons the State agency believes the basis of
the decision to be wrong, and it must be signed by the State
Administrator.
(b) When the Secretary receives a request for a hearing from a State
agency, he/she shall send copies of a file containing all materials and
correspondence relevant to the case to the Assistant Secretary, the
Regional Administrator, the Solicitor of Labor, and the Chief
Administrative Law Judge of the DOL. When the case involves violations
of regulations governing services to MSFWs or the ES complaint system, a
copy shall be sent to the National MSFW Monitor Advocate.
(c) The Secretary shall publish notice of hearing in the Federal
Register. This notice shall invite all interested parties to attend and
to present evidence at the hearing. All interested parties who make
written request to participate shall thereafter receive copies of all
documents filed in said proceedings.
