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Title 22: Foreign Relations
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SUBCHAPTER F: NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS
PART 51: PASSPORTS
Subpart F: Procedures for Review of Adverse Action
51.81 - Time limits on hearing to review adverse action.A person who has been the subject of an adverse action with respect to his or her right to receive or use a passport shall be entitled, upon request made within 60 days after receipt of notice of such adverse action, to require the Department or the appropriate Foreign Service post, as the case may be, to establish the basis for its action in a proceeding before a hearing officer. If no such request is made within 60 days, the adverse action will be considered final and not subject to further administrative review. If such request is made within 60 days, the adverse action shall be automatically vacated unless such proceeding is initiated by the Department or the appropriate Foreign Service post, as the case may be, within 60 days after request, or such longer period as is requested by the person adversely affected and agreed to by the hearing officer.
(22 U.S.C. 2658 and 3926)
[31 FR 13540, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 49 FR 16989, Apr. 23, 1984]
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