Upon receipt of a timely request for a hearing, the request and a
copy of the notice of administrative determination complained of, shall,
by Order of Reference, be referred to the Chief Administrative Law
Judge, for a determination in an administrative proceeding as provided
herein. The notice of administrative determination and request for
hearing shall, respectively, be given the effect of a complaint and
answer thereto for purposes of the administrative proceedings, subject
to any amendment that may be permitted under 29 CFR part 18.