---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 27.12"
title: "40"
number: "27.12"
heading: "Notice of hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/27.12"
---

# §27.12. Notice of hearing.

- (a) When the presiding officer obtains the complaint and answer, the presiding officer shall promptly serve a notice of hearing upon the defendant in the manner prescribed by [§ 27.8](/cfr/40/27.8.md). At the same time, the presiding officer shall send a copy of such notice to the representative for the Government.
- (b) Such notice shall include—
  - (1) The date, time and place, and the nature of the hearing;
  - (2) The legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
  - (3) The matters of fact and law to be asserted;
  - (4) A description of the procedures for the conduct of the hearing;
  - (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the Government and of the defendant, if any; and
  - (6) **Such other matters as the presiding officer deems appropriate.**
- (c) The presiding officer shall issue the notice of hearing at least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for the hearing.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 31 U.S.C. 3701 note.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 15182, Apr. 27, 1988, unless otherwise noted.