---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 6101.24"
title: "48"
number: "6101.24"
heading: "Closing the record [Rule 24]."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/6101.24"
---

# §6101.24. Closing the record [Rule 24].

- (a) **Closing the evidentiary record.** Unless otherwise ordered, the evidence as defined in [Rule 9(a)(1)](/cfr/48/9.md?p=a-1) ([48 CFR 6101.9(a)(1)](/cfr/48/6101.9.md?p=a-1)) is closed at the end of a hearing under [Rule 20](/cfr/48/20.md) ([48 CFR 6101.20](/cfr/48/6101.20.md)) or at the start of merits briefing when a case is submitted on the record under [Rule 19](/cfr/48/19.md) ([48 CFR 6101.19](/cfr/48/6101.19.md)).
- (b) **Closing the record for decision.** Unless otherwise ordered, the record for decision as defined in [Rule 9(a)](/cfr/48/9.md?p=a) ([48 CFR 6101.9(a)](/cfr/48/6101.9.md?p=a)) is closed when the Board receives the final scheduled brief on the matters to be decided.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 41010, Aug. 17, 2018, as amended at 91 FR 3792, Jan. 28, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 7101-7109; 5 U.S.C. 504.

### Source

Source: 83 FR 41010, Aug. 17, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 41010, Aug. 17, 2018, as amended at 91 FR 3792, Jan. 28, 2026]