---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 708.24"
title: "10"
number: "708.24"
heading: "Hearings not required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/708.24"
---

# §708.24. Hearings not required.

- (a) A complainant may withdraw a hearing request after the report of investigation is issued. However, the hearing may be canceled only if all parties agree that they do not want a hearing.
- (b) If the hearing is canceled, the Administrative Judge will issue an initial agency decision pursuant to [§ 708.31](/cfr/10/708.31.md) of this subpart.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(c), 2201(i), and 2201(p); 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815; 42 U.S.C. 7251, 7254, 7255, and 7256; and 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 37757, Aug. 2, 2019, unless otherwise noted.