{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-1502.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 1502.21","heading":"Disqualification of presiding officer.","body":"(a) A participant may request the presiding officer to disqualify himself/herself and withdraw from the proceeding. The ruling on any such request may be appealed in accordance with § 1502.35(b).\n(b) A presiding officer who is aware of grounds for disqualification, whether or not raised by a participant, shall withdraw from the proceeding.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C—FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS","PART 1502—PROCEDURES FOR FORMAL EVIDENTIARY PUBLIC HEARING","Subpart D—Presiding Officer"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"847b634e3ebc476d1cdc39812459ae723f5784793a4341adaeb5445f2e05b4a8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-1502.20","next":"us/16-cfr-1502.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}