{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-800.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 800.40","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, fact-finding proceedings, 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 NTSB designates a representative to conduct any hearing held under this part. The General Counsel or a designated member of his or her staff may serve as legal officer at the hearing.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VIII—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD","PART 800—ADMINISTRATIVE RULES","Subpart C—Procedures for Adoption of Rules"],"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":"44f784839e6a8b690468dbbb2fc2a7e42606288a7f3556d31acdd1c055621e6f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-800.39","next":"us/49-cfr-800.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}