{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.630","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.630","heading":"What will OALJ do with a case referral?","body":"Within 5 days after the effective date stated in the referral notice under § 1.626(c)(4), 43 CFR 45.26(c)(4), or 50 CFR 221.26(c)(4):\n(a) The Hearing Clerk 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 § 1.640. This notice may be combined with the docketing notice under paragraph (a)(3) of this section.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart O—Conditions in FERC Hydropower Licenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"2f99253099dbf3dcad5e223272f79f69f8df89b0e72d067f41633d5a6fc8995d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.627","next":"us/7-cfr-1.631"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}