[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR26.22] [Page 286] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 26_HEARING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Subpart A_Hearings Before Hearing Officers Sec. 26.22 Public nature and timing of hearings, transcripts. (a) Public hearings. All hearings in adjudicative proceedings shall be public. (b) Conduct of hearing. Hearings shall proceed with all reasonable speed. The hearing officer may order recesses for good cause, stated on the record. The hearing officer may, for convenience of the parties or in the interests of justice, order that hearings be conducted outside Washington, DC, and, if necessary, at more than one place. (c) Transcripts. Hearings shall be recorded and transcribed only by a reporter designated by the Department under the supervision of the hearing officer. The original transcript shall be a part of the record and shall constitute the sole official transcript. Respondents and the public, at their own expense, may obtain copies of transcripts from the reporter.