{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-221.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 221.30","heading":"What will the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office do with a case referral?","body":"Within 5 days after the effective date stated in the referral notice under § 221.26(c)(4), 43 CFR 45.26(c)(4), or 7 CFR 1.626(c)(4):\n(a) The Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office must:\n(1) Docket the case;\n(2) Assign an ALJ to preside over the hearing process and issue a decision; and\n(3) Issue a docketing notice that informs the parties of the docket number and the ALJ assigned to the case; and\n(b) The ALJ must issue a notice setting the time, place, and method for conducting an initial prehearing conference under § 221.40. This notice may be combined with the docketing notice under paragraph (a)(3) of this section.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 221—CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES","Subpart B—Hearing Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"cf29e768f9294b939a8a384b622a68321aa4f947680b8caf64675e403b016de6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-221.27","next":"us/50-cfr-221.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}