5 CFR § 2422.21 - What are the duties and powers of the Hearing Officer?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2422.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 2422.21 - What are the duties and powers of the Hearing Officer?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2422.21"
section_name: "What are the duties and powers of the Hearing Officer?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "2422"
part_name: "REPRESENTATION PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "3 U.S.C. 431; 5 U.S.C. 7134."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 37752, June 25, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2422"
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# 2422.21 What are the duties and powers of the Hearing Officer?
(a) *Duties of the Hearing Officer.* The Hearing Officer receives evidence and inquires fully into the relevant and material facts concerning the matters that are the subject of the hearing. The Hearing Officer may make recommendations on the record to the Regional Director.
(b) *Powers of the Hearing Officer.* After the Regional Director assigns a case to a Hearing Officer and before the close of the hearing, the Hearing Officer may take any action necessary to schedule, conduct, continue, control, and regulate the hearing, including ruling on motions when appropriate.