§ 4.21 Exhaustion and finality.
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Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 4—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES > Subpart B—General Rules Relating to Procedures and Practice
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(a) Exhaustion. An appeal must be filed with the Director or applicable Appeals Board to exhaust administrative remedies unless otherwise provided by applicable law or the decision is immediately effective.
(b) Finality—(1) Decisions not in effect. A decision that is not in effect pending completion of an appeal does not constitute final agency action for the Department.
(2) Decisions in effect. A decision that is in effect, or goes into effect, pending completion of an appeal is final agency action for the Department, subject to being superseded by a final decision of the Director or an Appeals Board.
(3) Final Department Decision. The final decision of the Director or an Appeals Board constitutes the final agency action of the Department and is effective on the date it is issued unless the decision provides otherwise.
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