---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 957.5"
title: "39"
number: "957.5"
heading: "Case initiation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/957.5"
---

# §957.5. Case initiation.

- (a) Upon receipt of a request or referral from the Vice President, the Recorder will docket a case under this Part. Following docketing, the Judicial Officer will assign a Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer will establish the schedule for the proceeding, perform all judicial duties under this Part and render Findings of Fact. Whenever practicable, a hearing should be conducted within 30 days of the date of docketing.
- (b) The request or referral from the Vice President shall include the notice of proposed debarment and the information or argument submitted by the Respondent pursuant to paragraphs [(g)](/cfr/39/601.113.md?p=g) or [(h)](/cfr/39/601.113.md?p=h) of § 601.113 of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 55767, Sept. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted.