10 CFR 4.71
§ 4.71 Initial decision or certification.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 4.71, § 4.71 Initial decision or certification, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/36045
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The officer designated:
(a) To preside at a hearing, or,
(b) To make findings of fact and conclusions of law if an applicant or recipient waives a hearing and submits written information or argument for the record in accordance with § 4.51(d), shall render an initial decision on the record, or, if the Commission so directs, shall certify the entire record to the Commission for decision, together with a recommended decision on the record. A copy of such initial decision, or of such certification and recommended decision, shall be mailed to the applicant or recipient.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.