---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 71.12"
title: "28"
number: "71.12"
heading: "Notice of hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/71.12"
---

# §71.12. Notice of hearing.

- (a) When the ALJ receives the complaint and answer, the ALJ shall promptly serve a notice of hearing upon the defendant in the manner prescribed by [§ 71.8](/cfr/28/71.8.md). At the same time, the ALJ shall send a copy of such notice to the reviewing official or his designee.
- (b) Such notice shall include
  - (1) The tentative time and place, and the nature of the hearing;
  - (2) The legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
  - (3) The matters of fact and law to be asserted;
  - (4) A description of the procedures for the conduct of the hearing;
  - (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the Government and of the defendant, if any; and
  - (6) **Such other matters as the ALJ deems appropriate.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321.

### Source

Source: Order No. 1268-88, 53 FR 11646, Apr. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted.