[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR160.562]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 160--GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart E--Civil Money Penalties: Procedures for Investigations, 
                  Imposition of Penalties, and Hearings
 
Sec. 160.562  Post hearing briefs.

    The ALJ may require the parties to file post-hearing briefs. In any 
event, any party may file a post-hearing brief. The ALJ must fix the 
time for filing the briefs. The time for filing may not

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exceed 60 days from the date the parties receive the transcript of the 
hearing or, if applicable, the stipulated record. The briefs may be 
accompanied by proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The ALJ 
may permit the parties to file reply briefs.