{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-98.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 98.5","heading":"Former employee response to notice.","body":"(a) Within 30 working days after service of a notice pursuant to § 98.4(c), the former employee may submit to the Departmental counsel in writing:\n(1) A request for a hearing, which, if not all issues are disputed by the former employee, should specify those issues that are;\n(2) Any evidence and arguments in lieu of a hearing or\n(3) A statement that the allegations are true and set forth any factors that should be considered in determining the administrative sanction to be imposed.\n(b) The Department shall deem the right to a hearing to have been waived by the former employee if the former employee does not submit a request under paragraph (b)(1) of this section within 30 working days after service of notice pursuant to § 98.4(c).","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 98—ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS ON POST-EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES","Subpart A—Administration of Enforcement Proceedings"],"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":"f90270492aa98ac39f17b1c76100425dcf4db2b73ff32f8d01a5a415916bb6bc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-98.4","next":"us/49-cfr-98.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}