---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1905.20"
title: "29"
number: "1905.20"
heading: "Notice of hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1905.20"
---

# §1905.20. Notice of hearing.

- (a) **Service.** Upon request for a hearing as provided in this part, or upon his own initiative, the Assistant Secretary shall serve, or cause to be served, a reasonable notice of hearing.
- (b) **Contents.** A notice of hearing served under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section shall include:
  - (1) The time, place, and nature of the hearing;
  - (2) The legal authority under which the hearing is to be held;
  - (3) A specification of issues of fact and law; and
  - (4) A designation of a hearing examiner appointed under [5 U.S.C. 3105](/usc/5/3105.md) to preside over the hearing.
- (c) **Referral to hearing examiner.** A copy of a notice of hearing served pursuant to [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section shall be referred to the hearing examiner designated therein, together with the original application and any written request for a hearing thereon filed pursuant to this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 6, 8, 16, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 657, 665), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), or 9-83 (48 FR 35736) as applicable.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 12290, June 30, 1971, unless otherwise noted.