{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2554.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2554.15","heading":"What happens once an answer is filed?","body":"(a) When the reviewing official receives an answer, he must file concurrently, the complaint and the answer with the ALJ, along with a designation of a Corporation representative.\n(b) When the ALJ receives the complaint and the answer, the ALJ will promptly serve a notice of oral hearing upon the defendant and the representative for the Corporation, in the same manner as the complaint, service of which is described in § 2554.12. The notice of oral hearing must be served within six years of the date on which the claim or statement is made.\n(c) The notice must include:\n(1) The tentative time, place and nature of the hearing;\n(2) The legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;\n(3) The matters of fact and law to be asserted;\n(4) A description of the procedures for the conduct of the hearing;\n(5) The name, address, and telephone number of the defendant's representative and the representative for the Corporation; and\n(6) Such other matters as the ALJ deems appropriate.\n(d) The six-year statute of limitation may be extended by agreement of the parties.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 2554—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"],"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":"c8024d4ee887f1b68810fb3952a6e1448df84d5fda5cdcf33ee2820170ee0c6c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2554.14","next":"us/45-cfr-2554.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}