---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.732"
title: "43"
number: "4.732"
heading: "What will the presiding officer do after receiving the evidence filed by the Project Director?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.732"
---

# §4.732. What will the presiding officer do after receiving the evidence filed by the Project Director?

- (a) After the presiding officer receives and reviews the evidence filed by the Project Director, the presiding officer will determine whether there are any apparent issues of fact to be resolved.
- (b) To resolve any apparent issues of fact, the presiding officer may do one or more of the following:
  - (1) Request information from the Project Director, parties in interest, or other persons or entities;
  - (2) Schedule and hold a prehearing conference;
  - (3) Schedule and hold a hearing; or
  - (4) **Take any other action authorized by this subpart.**
- (c) If the presiding officer does not hold a hearing, they will issue a preliminary decision determining the decedent's heirs.
- (d) If the presiding officer does hold a hearing, they may issue a final decision determining the decedent's heirs without first issuing a preliminary decision.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 90 FR 2420, Jan. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.