{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-211.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 211.25","heading":"Hearings.","body":"(a) A hearing will be held if required by statute or the Administrator finds it necessary or desirable.\n(b) Except for statutory hearings required to be on the record—\n(1) Hearings are fact-finding proceedings, and there are no formal pleadings or adverse parties;\n(2) Any rule issued in a proceeding in which a hearing is held is not based exclusively on the record of the hearing; and\n(3) Hearings are conducted in accordance with section 553 of title 5, U.S.C.; section 556 and 557 of title 5 do not apply to hearings held under this part.\n(c) The Administrator conducts or designates a representative to conduct any hearing held under this part. The Chief Counsel serves or designates a member of his staff to serve as legal officer at the hearing.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 211—RULES OF PRACTICE","Subpart B—Rulemaking Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"22c02d37c27606565047dcfdd438ec993bd2cba45b4274ceb7d720e305ce49cf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-211.23","next":"us/49-cfr-211.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}