{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-4.1020","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 4.1020","heading":"What will DCHD do upon receiving the election of hearing from a petitioner?","body":"Within 5 days after petitioner files its election of hearing under 25 CFR 83.38(a), the actions required by this section must be taken.\n(a) DCHD must:\n(1) Docket the case;\n(2) Assign an ALJ to preside over the hearing process and issue a recommended decision; and\n(3) Issue a docketing notice that informs the parties of the docket number and the ALJ assigned to the case.\n(b) The ALJ assigned under paragraph (a)(2) of this section must issue a notice setting the time, place, and method for conducting an initial prehearing conference under § 4.1022(a). This notice may be combined with the docketing notice under paragraph (a)(3) of this section.","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":"ab1a77eb029037e4613835f4a684c8b37eaf4ea7ddd11bc53b36a85f821486ec","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-4.1019","next":"us/43-cfr-4.1021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}