[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR81.9]

[Page 228]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 81--GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT--ENFORCEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 81.9  Location of proceedings.

    (a) An ALJ may hold conferences of the parties in person or by 
conference telephone call.
    (b) Any conference, hearing, argument, or other proceeding at which 
the parties are required to appear in person is held in the Washington, 
DC metropolitan area unless the ALJ determines that the convenience and 
necessity of the parties or their representatives requires that it be 
held elsewhere.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 554(b); 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234(f)(1), and 3474(a))