45 CFR §1174.13
- (a)The ALJ shall hold the hearing:
- (1)In any judicial district of the United States in which the defendant resides or transacts business;
- (2)In any judicial district of the United States in which a claim or statement in issue was made; or
- (3)In such other place as the parties and the ALJ may agree upon.
- (b)Each party shall have the opportunity to present arguments with respect to the location of the hearing.
- (c)The ALJ shall decide the time and the place of the hearing.