[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 5] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR1905.20] [Page 71] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 1905_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR VARIANCES, LIMITATIONS, VARIATIONS, Subpart C_Hearings Sec. 1905.20 Notice of hearing. (a) Service. Upon request for a hearing as provided in this part, or upon his own initiative, the Assistant Secretary shall serve, or cause to be served, a reasonable notice of hearing. (b) Contents. A notice of hearing served under paragraph (a) of this section shall include: (1) The time, place, and nature of the hearing; (2) The legal authority under which the hearing is to be held; (3) A specification of issues of fact and law; and (4) A designation of a hearing examiner appointed under 5 U.S.C. 3105 to preside over the hearing. (c) Referral to hearing examiner. A copy of a notice of hearing served pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall be referred to the hearing examiner designated therein, together with the original application and any written request for a hearing thereon filed pursuant to this part.