---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 708.26"
title: "10"
number: "708.26"
heading: "Time and location of hearings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/708.26"
---

# §708.26. Time and location of hearings.

- (a) The Administrative Judge will schedule a hearing to be held by the 90th day after issuance of the report of investigation. Any extension of the hearing date must be approved by the OHA Director.
- (b) The Administrative Judge will schedule the hearing for a location near the site where the alleged retaliation occurred or the complainant's place of employment, or at another location that is appropriate considering the circumstances of a particular case. Hearings may be conducted by video teleconference or other remote means, at the Administrative Judge's discretion.

## 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.