{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-45.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 45.30","heading":"What will the Hearings Division do with a case referral?","body":"Within 5 days after the effective date stated in the referral notice under § 45.26(c)(4), 7 CFR 1.626(c)(4), or 50 CFR 221.26(c)(4):\n(a) The Hearings Division must:\n(1) Docket the case;\n(2) Assign an ALJ to preside over the hearing process and issue a decision; and\n(3) Issue a docketing notice that informs the parties of the docket number and the ALJ assigned to the case; and\n(b) The ALJ must issue a notice setting the time, place, and method for conducting an initial prehearing conference under § 45.40. 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 45—CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES","Subpart B—Hearing Process"],"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":"de65ca663d1bbfadfea60b63da430a92fff43a67bd3ecb78764ba89b598a870f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-45.27","next":"us/43-cfr-45.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}