[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR68.7]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 68--ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 68.7  Conduct of hearings.

    (a) The Judge shall be responsible for the fair and expeditious 
conduct of proceedings.
    (b) The Administrator shall be represented by the General Counsel or 
his/her designee.
    (c) One administrative hearing shall be held for any one community 
unless the Administrator for good cause shown grants a separate hearing 
or hearings.
    (d) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the community or his/her 
designee shall represent all appellants from that community; Provided, 
That any appellant may petition the board to allow such appellant to 
make an appearance on his/her own behalf. Such a petition

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shall be granted only upon a showing of good cause.
    (e) Hearings shall be open to the public.
    (f) A verbatim transcript will be made of the hearing. An appellant 
may order copies of the transcribed verbatim record directly from the 
reporter and will be responsible for payments.

[47 FR 23449, May 29, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 33879, Aug. 27, 1984]