[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR96.63]

[Page 509]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                         AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 96_BLOCK GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart F_Hearing Procedure
 
Sec. 96.63  Communications to presiding officer.

    (a) Those persons who are directly involved in the investigation or 
presentation of the position of the Department or any party at a hearing 
that is subject to this subpart should avoid any off-the-record 
communication on the matter to the presiding officer or his advisers if 
the communication is inconsistent with the requirement of Sec. 96.68 of 
this part that the administrative record be the exclusive record for 
decision. If any communication of this type occurs, it is to be reduced 
to writing and made part of the record, and the other party provided an 
opportunity to respond.
    (b) A copy of any communications between a participant in the 
hearing and the presiding officer, e.g., a response by the presiding 
officer to a request for a change in the time of the hearing is to be 
sent to all parties by the person initiating the communication.