---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 209.613"
title: "49"
number: "209.613"
heading: "Request for hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/209.613"
---

# §209.613. Request for hearing.

- (a) If a respondent elects to request a hearing, the respondent must submit a written request to the Office of the Chief Counsel referring to the case number which appeared on the demand letter. The request must—
  - (1) State the name and email address of the respondent and of the person signing the request, if different from the respondent;
  - (2) State with respect to each allegation whether it is admitted or denied; and
  - (3) **State with particularity the issues to be raised by the respondent at the hearing.**
- (b) After a request for hearing that complies with the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the Office of the Chief Counsel schedules a hearing for the earliest practicable date.
- (c) The Office of the Chief Counsel, or the hearing officer appointed under [§ 209.615](/cfr/49/209.615.md), may grant extensions of the time of the commencement of the hearing for good cause shown.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 22065, Apr. 24, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5123, 5124, 20103, 20107, 20111, 20112, 20114; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 56742, Oct. 28, 1977, unless otherwise noted.