{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-962.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 962.17","heading":"(Rule 17) Ex parte communications.","body":"Communications between a Presiding Officer and a party may not be made on any matter in issue unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This prohibition does not apply to procedural matters. A memorandum of any communication between the Presiding Officer and a party will be transmitted by the Presiding Officer to all parties.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 962—ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"e13857c30b91e048d78b694da3c70b8d605c40e2e0ba3df8437ae4ab617d86ac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-962.16","next":"us/39-cfr-962.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}