---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 962.17"
title: "39"
number: "962.17"
heading: "(Rule 17) Ex parte communications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/962.17"
---

# §962.17. (Rule 17) Ex parte communications.


Communications between a Presiding Officer and a party may not be made on any matter in issue unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This prohibition does not apply to procedural matters. A memorandum of any communication between the Presiding Officer and a party will be transmitted by the Presiding Officer to all parties.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-12; 39 U.S.C. 401; 5 U.S.C. 554.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 33272, July 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted.