---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.627"
title: "7"
number: "1.627"
heading: "What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.627"
---

# §1.627. What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?

- (a) If NFS refers the case to the OALJ, these regulations will continue to apply to the hearing process.
- (b) If NFS refers the case to the Department of Interior's Office of Hearing and Appeals, the regulations at [43 CFR 45.1](/cfr/43/45.1.md) et seq. will apply from that point on.
- (c) If NFS refers the case to the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office, the regulations at [50 CFR 221.1](/cfr/50/221.1.md) et seq. will apply from that point on.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 811, 823d.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 17181, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.