---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 401.610"
title: "46"
number: "401.610"
heading: "Hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/401.610"
---

# §401.610. Hearing.

- (a) The hearing shall be held at the time and place designated with due regard to the convenience and necessity of the parties.
- (b) The hearing shall be held on the record before an Administrative Law Judge appointed as provided by section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act ([5 U.S.C. 3105](/usc/5/3105.md)). Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with sections 5, 7, and 8 of the Administrative Procedure Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. [554](/usc/5/554.md), [556](/usc/5/556.md), [557](/usc/5/557.md)).

## Notes

### Amendments

[32 FR 14222, Oct. 13, 1967. Redesignated at 61 FR 32655, June 25, 1996, and further redesignated by USCG-1998-3976, 63 FR 35139, June 29, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104(a), 6101, 7701, 8105, 9303, 9304; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[32 FR 14222, Oct. 13, 1967. Redesignated at 61 FR 32655, June 25, 1996, and further redesignated by USCG-1998-3976, 63 FR 35139, June 29, 1998]