43 CFR 4.1017 - Are ex parte communications allowed?

Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Apr 16, 2025

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§ 4.1017 - Are ex parte communications allowed?

Link to an amendment published at 90 FR 2429, Jan. 10, 2025. This amendment is delayed until March 21, 2025, at 90 FR 9222, Feb. 10, 2025. This amendment is further delayed until May 5, 2025, at 90 FR 12461, Mar. 18, 2025.

(a) Ex parte communications with the ALJ or his or her staff are prohibited in accordance with § 4.27(b).

(b) This section does not prohibit ex parte inquiries concerning case status or procedural requirements, unless the inquiry involves an area of controversy in the hearing process.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301,503; 25 U.S.C. 9,372,410,2201

source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 43 CFR 4.1017