§952.26. Judicial Officer.
39 C.F.R. § 952.26
The Judicial Officer is authorized—
To act as presiding officer;
To render tentative decisions;
To render final agency decisions;
To issue Postal Service orders for the Postmaster General;
To refer the record in any proceeding to the Postmaster General or the Deputy Postmaster General for final agency decision;
To remand a case to the presiding officer for consideration; and,
To revise or amend these rules of practice.
In determining appeals from initial decisions or exceptions to tentative decisions, the entire official record will be considered before a final agency decision is rendered. Before rendering a final agency decision, the Judicial Officer may order the hearing reopened for the presentation of additional evidence by the parties.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 3001, 3005, 3012, 3016; 5 U.S.C. 554.
Source
Source: 76 FR 36320, June 22, 2011, unless otherwise noted.