20 CFR § 901.48 - Proposed findings and conclusions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s901.48"
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title: "20 CFR § 901.48 - Proposed findings and conclusions."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "901.48"
section_name: "Proposed findings and conclusions."
chapter_name: "JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES"
part_number: "901"
part_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTUARIAL SERVICES UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 3042, subtitle C, title 3, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (88 Stat. 1002, 29 U.S.C. 1241, 1242), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 39200, Aug. 3, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 901.48 Proposed findings and conclusions.

Except in cases where the respondent has failed to answer the complaint or where a party has failed to appear at the hearing, the Administrative Law Judge, before making his/her decision, shall give the parties a reasonable opportunity to submit proposed findings and conclusions and supporting reasons therefor.