GroundRules
43 CFR 4.1017: Are ex parte communications allowed?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
- Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior
- PART 4—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES
- Subpart K—Specific Rules Applicable to Hearings Concerning the Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes
(a) Ex parte communications with the ALJ or his or her staff are prohibited in accordance with § 4.27.
(b) This section does not prohibit ex parte inquiries concerning case status or procedural requirements, unless the inquiry involves an area of controversy in the hearing process.
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