---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 86.408"
title: "34"
number: "86.408"
heading: "What are the procedures for conducting a pre-hearing conference?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/86.408"
---

# §86.408. What are the procedures for conducting a pre-hearing conference?

- (a)
  - (1) A pre-hearing conference may be convened by the ALJ if the ALJ thinks that such a conference would be useful, or if requested by—
    - (i) The designated Department official; or
    - (ii) **The IHE.**
  - (2) The purpose of a pre-hearing conference is to allow the parties to settle, narrow, or clarify the dispute.
- (b) A pre-hearing conference may consist of—
  - (1) A conference telephone call;
  - (2) An informal meeting; or
  - (3) **The submission and exchange of written material.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[55 FR 33581, Aug. 16, 1990, as amended at 61 FR 66225, Dec. 17, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1145g, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 33581, Aug. 16, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[55 FR 33581, Aug. 16, 1990, as amended at 61 FR 66225, Dec. 17, 1996]