---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 958.4"
title: "39"
number: "958.4"
heading: "Referral of complaint."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/958.4"
---

# §958.4. Referral of complaint.

- (a) If the respondent fails to request a hearing within the specified period, the Determining Official shall transmit the Complaint to the Judicial Officer for referral to a Presiding Officer, who shall issue an Initial Decision based upon the information contained in the Complaint.
- (b) If the respondent files a Hearing Petition, the Determining Official, upon receiving a copy of the Petition, shall promptly transmit to the Presiding Officer a copy of the Postal Service's Complaint.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 3001, 3018; 5 U.S.C. 554.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 18631, Apr. 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted.