{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-4.1017","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 4.1017","heading":"Are ex parte communications allowed?","body":"(a) Ex parte communications with the ALJ or his or her staff are prohibited in accordance with § 4.27.\n(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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"20ff309f31e658f8deb13b350eb023a0c2aa36e9ad22354f2631e818715eb824","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-4.1016","next":"us/43-cfr-4.1018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}