---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 901.48"
title: "20"
number: "901.48"
heading: "Proposed findings and conclusions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/901.48"
---

# §901.48. Proposed findings and conclusions.


Except in cases where the respondent has failed to answer the complaint or where a party has failed to appear at the hearing, the Administrative Law Judge, before making his/her decision, shall give the parties a reasonable opportunity to submit proposed findings and conclusions and supporting reasons therefor.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3042(b), ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1242(b).

### Source

Source: 43 FR 39757, Sept. 7, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3042, subtitle C, title 3, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (88 Stat. 1002, 29 U.S.C. 1241, 1242), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 39200, Aug. 3, 1977, unless otherwise noted.