{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-601.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 601.30","heading":"Hearings.","body":"(a) Sections 556 and 557 of title 5, United States Code, do not apply to hearings held under this part. Unless otherwise specified, hearings held under this part are informal, non-adversary, fact-finding procedures at which there are no formal pleadings or adverse parties. Any rule issued in a case in which an informal hearing is held is not necessarily based exclusively on the record of the hearing.\n(b) The Administrator may designate a representative to conduct any hearing held under this part, and the Chief Counsel may designate a member of his/her staff to serve as legal officer at the hearing.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 601—ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES","Subpart C—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":"279f7e6ff102670ad0cc8abac9253c61e028ca9d50f112d5fdcfab88a52f16cf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-601.29","next":"us/49-cfr-601.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}