How are withholding procedures initiated under this subpart?

§ 222.116 How are withholding procedures initiated under this subpart? (a) If the Assistant Secretary decides to withhold an LEA's funds, the Assistant Secretary issues a written notice of intent to withhold the LEA's payments. (b) In the written notice, the Assistant Secretary— (1) Describes how the LEA failed to comply with the requirements at issue; and (2)(i) Advises an LEA that has participated in an IPP hearing that it may request, in accordance with § 222.117(c), that its payments not be withheld; or (ii) Advises an LEA that has not participated in an IPP hearing that it may request a withholding hearing in accordance with § 222.117(d). (c) The Assistant Secretary sends a copy of the written notice of intent to withhold payments to the LEA and the affected Indian tribe or tribes by certified mail with return receipt requested. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7704 (a), (b), (d)(2), and (e) (8)–(9))