50 CFR § 221.27 - What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?

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title: "50 CFR § 221.27 - What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?"
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title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
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section_name: "What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?"
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part_name: "CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES"
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# 221.27 What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?

(a) If the Office of Habitat Conservation refers the case to the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office, the regulations in this subpart will continue to apply to the hearing process.

(b) If the Office of Habitat Conservation refers the case to the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Administrative Law Judges, the regulations at 7 CFR 1.601 *et seq.* will apply from that point on.

(c) If the Office of Habitat Conservation refers the case to the Department of the Interior's Office of Hearings and Appeals, the regulations at 43 CFR 45.1 *et seq.* will apply from that point on.