---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 45.27"
title: "43"
number: "45.27"
heading: "What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/45.27"
---

# §45.27. What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?

- (a) If OEPC refers the case to the Hearings Division, the regulations in this subpart will continue to apply to the hearing process.
- (b) If OEPC refers the case to the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Administrative Law Judges, the regulations at [7 CFR 1.601](/cfr/7/1.601.md) et seq. will apply from that point on.
- (c) If OEPC refers the case to the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office, the regulations at [50 CFR 221.1](/cfr/50/221.1.md) et seq. will apply from that point on.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 811, 823d.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 17194, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted.