[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1025.51]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1025--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart F--Decision
 
Sec.  1025.51  Initial decision.


    (a) When filed. The Presiding Officer shall endeavor to file an 
Initial Decision with the Commission within sixty (60) days after the 
closing of the record or the filing of post-hearing briefs, whichever is 
later.
    (b) Content. The Initial Decision shall be based upon a 
consideration of the

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entire record and shall be supported by reliable, probative, and 
substantial evidence. The Initial Decision shall include:
    (1) Findings and conclusions, as well as the reasons or bases for 
such findings and conclusions, upon the material questions of fact, 
material issues of law, or discretion presented on the record, and 
should, where practicable, be accompanied by specific page citations to 
the record and to legal and other materials relied upon; and
    (2) An appropriate order.
    (c) By whom made. The Initial Decision shall be made and filed by 
the Presiding Officer who presided over the hearing, unless otherwise 
ordered by the Commission.
    (d) Reopening of proceedings by Presiding Officer; termination of 
jurisdiction. (1) At any time prior to, or concomitant with, the filing 
of the Initial Decision, the Presiding Officer may reopen the 
proceedings for the reception of further evidence.
    (2) Except for the correction of clerical errors, or where the 
proceeding is reopened by an order under paragraph (d)(1) of this 
section, the jurisdiction of the Presiding Officer is terminated upon 
the filing of the Initial Decision, unless and until such time as the 
matter may be remanded to the Presiding Officer by the Commission.