---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 15.91"
title: "7"
number: "15.91"
heading: "Who presides."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/15.91"
---

# §15.91. Who presides.


A hearing officer shall preside over all proceedings held under this part. The hearing officer shall be a hearing examiner qualified under section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act ([5 U.S.C. 1001](/usc/5/1001.md) et seq.), and designated to hold hearings under the regulations in this subpart or any person authorized to hold a hearing and make a final decision. The hearing officer will serve until he has made an initial decision, certified the record to the Secretary, or made a final decision if so authorized.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 602, 78 Stat. 252; 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1; sec. 15.9(d) of subpart A to 7 CFR, part 15, and laws referred to in the appendix to subpart A, part 15, title 7 CFR.

### Source

Source: 30 FR 14355, Nov. 17, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 29 U.S.C. 794.