---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 959.14"
title: "39"
number: "959.14"
heading: "Change of place of hearings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/959.14"
---

# §959.14. Change of place of hearings.


Not later than the date fixed for the filing of the answer, a party may file a written request that a hearing be held at a place other than that designated in the notice. The party shall support the request with a statement outlining:

- (a) The evidence to be offered in such place;
- (b) The names and addresses of the witnesses who will testify; and,
- (c) **The reasons why such evidence cannot be produced at Arlington, VA.** The presiding officer shall give consideration to the convenience and necessity of the parties and the relevancy of the evidence to be offered.

## Notes

### Amendments

[39 FR 33213, Sept. 16, 1974, as amended at 63 FR 66052, Dec. 1, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401; 601-606; 18 U.S.C. 1693-1699; 5 U.S.C. 554; 39 CFR 310, 320.

### Source

Source: 39 FR 33213, Sept. 16, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[39 FR 33213, Sept. 16, 1974, as amended at 63 FR 66052, Dec. 1, 1998]