43 CFR 45.30 - What will the Hearings Division do with a case referral?

Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Sep 06, 2024

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§ 45.30 - What will the Hearings Division do with a case referral?

Within 5 days after the effective date stated in the referral notice under § 45.26(c)(4), 7 CFR 1.626(c)(4), or 50 CFR 221.26(c)(4):

(a) The Hearings Division must:

(1) Docket the case;

(2) Assign an ALJ to preside over the hearing process and issue a decision; and

(3) Issue a docketing notice that informs the parties of the docket number and the ALJ assigned to the case; and

(b) The ALJ must issue a notice setting the time, place, and method for conducting an initial prehearing conference under § 45.40. This notice may be combined with the docketing notice under paragraph (a)(3) of this section.

authority: 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 811, 823d

source: 80 FR 17194, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 43 CFR 45.30