(a) Except for good cause shown, hearings shall be held at
convenient locations not more than 75 miles from the claimant's
residence.
(b) Once a formal hearing has been scheduled, continuances shall not
be granted except in cases of extreme hardship or where attendance of a
party or his or her representative is mandated at a previously scheduled
judicial proceeding. Unless the ground for the request arises
thereafter, requests for continuances must be received by the Chief
Administrative Law Judge at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing
date, must be served upon the other parties and must specify the extreme
hardship or previously scheduled judicial proceeding claimed.
(c) The Chief Administrative Law Judge or the administrative law
judge assigned to the case may change the time and place of the hearing,
or temporarily adjourn a hearing, on his own motion or for good cause
shown by a party. The parties shall be given not less than 10 days'
notice of the new time and place of the hearing, unless they agree to
such change without notice.
[42 FR 42552, Aug. 23, 1977]
