6 CFR 27.315
§ 27.315 Presiding officers for proceedings.
United States · 6 CFR — Domestic Security · Status: effective
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- 6 CFR 27.315, § 27.315 Presiding officers for proceedings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/12187
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(a) Immediately upon the filing of any Application for Review, the Secretary shall appoint an attorney, who is employed by the Department and who has not performed any investigative or prosecutorial function with respect to the matter, to act as a neutral adjudications officer or Presiding Officer for the compilation of a factual record and the recommendation of an Initial Decision for each Proceeding.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the Secretary may appoint one or more attorneys who are employed by the Department and who do not perform any investigative or prosecutorial function with respect to this subpart, to serve, generally, in the capacity as Presiding Officer(s) for such matters pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary may hereafter establish.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.