§ 622.55. Notice of assessment of civil money penalty.
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(a)Notice of assessment. The notice of assessment for a civil money penalty will state:
(1)The legal authority for the assessment;
(2)The amount of the civil money penalty being assessed;
(3)The date by which the civil money penalty must be paid;
(4)The matter of fact or law constituting the grounds for assessment of the civil money penalty;
(5)The right of the institution or person being assessed to a formal hearing to challenge the assessment;
(6)That failure to request a hearing constitutes a waiver of the opportunity for a hearing and the notice of assessment will constitute a final and unappealable order; and
(7)The time limit to request such a formal hearing.
(b)Service. The notice of assessment may be served upon the institution or person being assessed by personal service or by certified mail with a return receipt to the institution's or the person's last known address. Such service constitutes issuance of the notice. [51 FR 21139, June 11, 1986, as amended at 70 FR 12585, Mar. 15, 2005]