45 CFR § 1174.30 - communications.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1174.30"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "45 CFR § 1174.30 - communications."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1174.30"
section_name: "communications."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES"
part_number: "1174"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2)."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 44628, Aug. 13, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1174"
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# 1174.30 communications.

A party may not communicate with the ALJ *ex parte* unless the other party consents to such a communication taking place. This does not prohibit a party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.