[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR98.6] [Page 737] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation PART 98_ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS ON POST-EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents Subpart A_Administration of Enforcement Proceedings Sec. 98.6 Examiner. (a) The presiding official at a hearing held under this part and the deciding official under Sec. 98.9 of this part (hereinafter referred to as the ``examiner'') shall be designated by the Secretary. (b) The examiner shall not have been involved in any of the events specified in the allegations, shall not have been involved in the investigation of the allegations and the institution of the proceedings under this part, and shall not be or have been employed by the administration, or the Office of the Secretary if applicable, in which the alleged violation occurred.