{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1149.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1149.30","heading":"How are the functions of the ALJ separated from those of the investigating official and the reviewing official?","body":"(a) The investigating official, the reviewing official, and any employee or agent of the authority who takes part in investigating, preparing, or presenting a particular case may not, in such case or a factually related case:\n(1) Participate in the hearing as the ALJ;\n(2) Participate or advise in the review of the initial decision by the authority head; or\n(3) Make the collection of penalties and assessment.\n(b) The ALJ must not be responsible to or subject to the supervision or direction of the investigating official or the reviewing official.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES","SUBCHAPTER B—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS","PART 1149—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS","Subpart F—Hearing Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"dc1d1254758422485178e5702a2402b8793cd86067a045db2e12d97b932d7ac6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1149.29","next":"us/45-cfr-1149.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}