47 CFR 1.241
§ 1.241 Designation of presiding officer.
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- 47 CFR 1.241, § 1.241 Designation of presiding officer, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/233377
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(a) Hearing proceedings will be conducted by a presiding officer. The designated presiding officer will be identified in the order designating a matter for hearing. Only the Commission, one or more commissioners, or an administrative law judge designated pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3105 may be designated as a presiding officer. Unless otherwise stated, the term presiding officer will include the Commission when the Commission designates itself to preside over a hearing proceeding.
(b) If a presiding officer becomes unavailable during the course of a hearing proceeding, another presiding officer will be designated.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.