---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2554.15"
title: "45"
number: "2554.15"
heading: "What happens once an answer is filed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2554.15"
---

# §2554.15. What happens once an answer is filed?

- (a) When the reviewing official receives an answer, he must file concurrently, the complaint and the answer with the ALJ, along with a designation of a Corporation representative.
- (b) When the ALJ receives the complaint and the answer, the ALJ will promptly serve a notice of oral hearing upon the defendant and the representative for the Corporation, in the same manner as the complaint, service of which is described in [§ 2554.12](/cfr/45/2554.12.md). The notice of oral hearing must be served within six years of the date on which the claim or statement is made.
- (c) The notice must include:
  - (1) The tentative time, place and 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 defendant's representative and the representative for the Corporation; and
  - (6) **Such other matters as the ALJ deems appropriate.**
- (d) The six-year statute of limitation may be extended by agreement of the parties.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 99-509, Secs. 6101-6104, 100 Stat. 1874 (31 U.S.C. 3801-3812); 42 U.S.C. 12651c-12651d.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 61912, Oct. 20, 2006, unless otherwise noted.