1. Regulations
  2. title 43
  3. part 4
  4. subpart K
  5. subjgrp 101
  6. § 4.1017

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§ 4.1017 - Are ex parte communications allowed?

(a) Ex parte communications with the ALJ or his or her staff are prohibited in accordance with § 4.27.

(b) This section does not prohibit ex parte inquiries concerning case status or procedural requirements, unless the inquiry involves an area of controversy in the hearing process.

[80 FR 48459, Aug. 13, 2015, as amended at 90 FR 2429, Jan. 10, 2025]

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201

SOURCE: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 43 CFR 4.1017