(a) Any party may file a post-hearing brief.
(b) The ALJ may require the parties to file post-hearing briefs and may permit the parties to file reply briefs.
(c) The ALJ will fix the time for filing briefs, which is not to exceed 60 days from the date the parties receive the transcript of the hearing or, if applicable, the stipulated record.
(d) The parties' briefs may be accompanied by proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.
[61 FR 65471, Dec. 13, 1996]
authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 1129, and 1140 of the Social Security Act (
42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1320a-8, and 1320b-10)
source: 60 FR 58226, Nov. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 20 CFR 498.219