---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 68.7"
title: "44"
number: "68.7"
heading: "Conduct of hearings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/68.7"
---

# §68.7. Conduct of hearings.

- (a) The Judge shall be responsible for the fair and expeditious conduct of proceedings.
- (b) The Federal Insurance Administrator shall be represented by the Chief Counsel or his/her designee.
- (c) One administrative hearing shall be held for any one community unless the Federal Insurance Administrator for good cause shown grants a separate hearing or hearings.
- (d) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the community or his/her designee shall represent all appellants from that community; Provided, That any appellant may petition the board to allow such appellant to make an appearance on his/her own behalf. Such a petition shall be granted only upon a showing of good cause.
- (e) Hearings shall be open to the public.
- (f) A verbatim transcript will be made of the hearing. An appellant may order copies of the transcribed verbatim record directly from the reporter and will be responsible for payments.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 23449, May 29, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 33879, Aug. 27, 1984]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978; E.O. 12127.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 23449, May 28, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 23449, May 29, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 33879, Aug. 27, 1984]