{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-1.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 1.7","heading":"Hearings.","body":"(a) When FEMA affords an opportunity for oral presentation, the hearing is an informal, non-adversarial, fact-finding proceeding. Any rulemaking issued in a proceeding under this part in which a hearing is held need not be based exclusively on the record of such hearing.\n(b) When such a hearing is provided, the Administrator will designate a representative to conduct the hearing.\n(c) The transcript or minutes of the hearing will be kept and filed in the public rulemaking docket.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1—RULEMAKING, POLICY, AND PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"a0c852a1c8f5e1eaa4af4ae1ac845ced9c081523f75535f11dcf9d395477dd08","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-1.6","next":"us/44-cfr-1.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}