29 CFR § 2570.47 - Other hearings.

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title: "29 CFR § 2570.47 - Other hearings."
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chapter_name: "EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974"
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# 2570.47 Other hearings.

(a) In its sole discretion, the Department may schedule a hearing on its own motion if it determines that issues relevant to the exemption can be most fully or expeditiously explored at a hearing. The Department shall publish a notice of such hearing in the *Federal Register*.

(b) An applicant for an exemption must notify interested persons of any hearing on an exemption scheduled by the Department in the manner described in § 2570.46(c). In addition, the applicant must submit a certification subscribed as true and correct like that required in § 2570.46(d).