[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 22] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR222.6] [Page 194] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 222--ACTION ON OCEAN DUMPING PERMIT APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 102 OF THE ACT--Table of Contents Sec. 222.6 Presiding Officer. A hearing convened pursuant to this subchapter H shall be conducted by a Presiding Officer. The Administrator or Regional Administrator, as the case may be, may designate a Presiding Officer. For adjudicatory hearings held pursuant to Sec. 222.11, the Presiding Officer shall be an EPA employee who has had no prior connection with the permit application in question, including without limitation, the performance of investigative or prosecuting functions or any other functions, and who is not employed in the Enforcement Division or any Regional enforcement office. [42 FR 2471, Jan. 11, 1977; 42 FR 6583, Feb. 3, 1977]