---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 865.107"
title: "32"
number: "865.107"
heading: "DRB composition and meeting location."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/865.107"
---

# §865.107. DRB composition and meeting location.

- (a) **The DRB consists of five members, with the senior line officer acting as the presiding officer.** The presiding officer convenes, recesses and adjourns the Board.
- (b) In addition to holding hearings in Washington, DC, the DRB, as a convenience to applicants, periodically conducts hearings at selected locations throughout the Continental United States. Reviews are conducted at locations central to those areas with the greatest number of applicants. A continuing review and appraisal is conducted to ensure the selected hearing locations are responsive to a majority of applicants. Administrative details and responsibilities for Regional Boards are outlined in [§ 865.124](/cfr/32/865.124.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 8012, 70A Stat. 488; sec. 1553, 72 Stat. 1267, 10 U.S.C. 8012, 1553.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 37384, Aug. 18, 1983, unless otherwise noted.