(a) A State mediation program may request that the Administrator reconsider any determination that a State is not a qualifying State under §785.3 and any penalty decision made under §785.10. The decision of the Administrator upon reconsideration shall be the final administrative decision of FSA.

(b) Nothing in this part shall preclude action to suspend or debar a State mediation program or administering entity under 2 CFR parts 180 and 417 following a withdrawal of certification of the State mediation program.

[67 FR 57315, Sept. 10, 2002, as amended at 79 FR 75996, Dec. 19, 2014]