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50 CFR §221.30

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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):
  1. (a)The Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office must:
    1. (1)Docket the case;
    2. (2)Assign an ALJ to preside over the hearing process and issue a decision; and
    3. (3)Issue a docketing notice that informs the parties of the docket number and the ALJ assigned to the case; and
  2. (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.