[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR15.91]

[Page 375]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 15_NONDISCRIMINATION--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Rules of Practice and Procedure for Hearings, Decisions and 
        Administrative Review Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964
 
Sec. 15.91  Who presides.

    A hearing officer shall preside over all proceedings held under this 
part. The hearing officer shall be a hearing examiner qualified under 
section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
and designated to hold hearings under the regulations in this subpart or 
any person authorized to hold a hearing and make a final decision. The 
hearing officer will serve until he has made an initial decision, 
certified the record to the Secretary, or made a final decision if so 
authorized.