[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR60-30.6]

[Page 156]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
   CHAPTER 60--OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, EQUAL 
                         EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY,
                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 60-30--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 60-30.6  Answer.

    (a) Filing and service. Within 20 days after the service of the 
complaint, the defendant shall file an answer with the Chief 
Administrative Law Judge if the case has not been assigned to an 
Administrative Law Judge. The answer shall be signed by the defendant or 
its attorney, and served on the Government in accordance with Sec. 60-
30.4(b).
    (b) Contents; failure to file. The answer shall (1) contain a 
statement of the facts which constitute the grounds of defense, and 
shall specifically admit, explain, or deny, each of the allegations of 
the complaint unless the defendant is without knowledge, in which case 
the answer shall so state; or (2) state that the defendant admits all 
the allegations of the complaint. The answer may contain a waiver of 
hearing; and if not, a separate paragraph in the answer shall request a 
hearing. The answer shall contain the name and address of the defendant, 
or of the attorney representing the defendant. Failure to file an answer 
or to plead specifically to any allegation of the complaint shall 
constitute an admission of such allegation.
    (c) Procedure, upon admission of facts. The admission, in the answer 
or by failure to file an answer, of all the material allegations of fact 
contained in the complaint shall constitute a waiver of hearing. Upon 
such admission, the Administrative Law Judge, without further hearing, 
may prepare his decision in which he shall adopt as his proposed 
findings of fact the material facts alleged in the complaint. The 
parties shall be given an opportunity to file exceptions to his decision 
and to file briefs in support of the exceptions.