{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1174.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1174.15","heading":"Separation of functions.","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 authority head's review of the initial decision; 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 D—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES","PART 1174—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS","Subpart D—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":"a6f50bea9f21762e7b4157d88dd9de7ae8fd42121e2a64395310a9b95bc491df","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1174.14","next":"us/45-cfr-1174.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}