{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.451","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.451","heading":"Request for hearing.","body":"After the completion of proceedings before the district director, or as is otherwise indicated in this part, any party may in writing request a hearing on any contested issue of fact or law (see § 725.419). A district director may on his or her own initiative refer a case for hearing. If a hearing is requested, or if a district director determines that a hearing is necessary to the resolution of any issue, the claim shall be referred to the Chief Administrative Law Judge for a hearing under § 725.421.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED","PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart F—Hearings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"7288d9f367dd0a8e9efcf5a7bcecf9e460b5a5826728b0d9c3d949a6a518de81","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.450","next":"us/20-cfr-725.452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}