(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 Sec. 222.117(c), that its payments not be withheld; or
(i) Advises an LEA that has participated in an IPP hearing that it may request, in accordance with Sec. 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 Sec. 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))