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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle AOffice of the Secretary of Agriculture1 – 26
Part 15Nondiscrimination15.1 – 15.143
Subpart CRules of Practice and Procedure for Hearings, Decisions and Administrative Review Under the Civil Rights Act of 196415.60 – 15.143
General Information15.60 – 15.68
§ 15.60Scope of rules.
§ 15.61Records to be public.
§ 15.62Definitions.
§ 15.63Computation of time.
§ 15.64Parties.
§ 15.65Appearance.
§ 15.66Complainants not parties.
§ 15.67Intervener.
§ 15.68Ex parte communications.
Form, Execution, Filing and Service of Documents15.71 – 15.74
§ 15.71Form of documents to be filed.
§ 15.72Filing.
§ 15.73Service.
§ 15.74Date of service.
Initial Notice and Response15.81 – 15.86
§ 15.81How proceedings are commenced.
§ 15.82Notice of hearing and response thereto.
§ 15.83Notice of opportunity to request a hearing and response thereto.
§ 15.84Answer.
§ 15.85Amendment of notice or answer.
§ 15.86Consolidated or joint hearings.
Hearing Officer15.91 – 15.95
§ 15.91Who presides.
§ 15.92Designation of hearing officer.
§ 15.93Time and place of hearing.
§ 15.94Disability of hearing officer.
§ 15.95Responsibilities and duties of hearing officer.
Motions15.101 – 15.103
§ 15.101Form and content.
§ 15.102Responses to motions.
§ 15.103Disposition of motions.
Hearing Procedures15.110 – 15.124
§ 15.110Prehearing conferences.
§ 15.111Purpose of hearing.
§ 15.112Statement of position and brief.
§ 15.113Testimony.
§ 15.115Affidavits.
§ 15.116Depositions.
§ 15.117Evidence.
§ 15.118Cross-examination.
§ 15.119Objections.
§ 15.120Exceptions to rulings of hearing officer unnecessary.
§ 15.121Official notice.
§ 15.122Offer of proof.
§ 15.123Appeals from ruling of hearing officer.
§ 15.124Admissions as to facts and documents.
The Record15.131 – 15.132
§ 15.131Official transcript.
§ 15.132Record for decision.
Posthearing Procedures15.135 – 15.143
§ 15.135Posthearing briefs.
§ 15.136Decisions and notices.
§ 15.137Exceptions to initial or proposed decision.
§ 15.138Review of initial decision.
§ 15.139Oral argument.
§ 15.140Service of decisions.
§ 15.141Contents of decision.
§ 15.142Content of orders.
§ 15.143Decision where financial assistance affected.