40 CFR § 179.60 - Designation and qualifications of presiding officer.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s179.60"
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title: "40 CFR § 179.60 - Designation and qualifications of presiding officer."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "179.60"
section_name: "Designation and qualifications of presiding officer."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "179"
part_name: "FORMAL EVIDENTIARY PUBLIC HEARING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 346a, 371(a); Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 50293, Dec. 5, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
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# 179.60 Designation and qualifications of presiding officer.

The presiding officer in a hearing will be an administrative law judge qualified under 5 U.S.C. 3l05 and designated by the Agency's chief administrative law judge.