---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.790"
title: "43"
number: "4.790"
heading: "What happens if the Board remands the case to the presiding officer?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.790"
---

# §4.790. What happens if the Board remands the case to the presiding officer?


If the Board issues a decision remanding a case to the presiding officer, the presiding officer:

- (a) May, subject to any directions or restrictions in the Board's decision and [§ 4.315](/cfr/43/4.315.md), do one or more of the following to resolve any issues of fact or law:
  - (1) Request information from the Project Director and the 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; and
- (b) **Will issue an order upon remand determining the issues of fact or law.**

## 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.