[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR15f.12]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 15f_ADJUDICATIONS UNDER SECTION 741--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D_If I Request A Hearing, What Will Happen? How Will The Hearing 
                              Be Conducted?
 
Sec. 15f.12  Am I entitled to a hearing in all circumstances?

    Under section 741, you have a right to a hearing as part of the 
process for USDA to render a final determination on your eligible 
complaint. However, if at any time the ALJ determines that your 
complaint is not an eligible complaint, he or she may dismiss your 
complaint with a final determination and USDA review of your complaint 
will then have been completed. You also are not entitled to a hearing if 
there are no material issues of fact in dispute between you and USDA. In 
other words, if the only dispute remaining is a question of law, you 
will not receive a hearing and the ALJ will

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make a final determination under Sec. 15f.16.