[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR101.53]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

       CHAPTER I--OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 101_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS UNDER PART 100 OF THIS TITLE

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                 Subpart F_Proceedings Prior to Hearing

 

Sec.  101.53  Amendment of notice or answer.



    The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights may amend the notice of 

hearing or opportunity for hearing once as a matter of course before an 

answer thereto is served, and each respondent may amend his answer once 

as a matter of course not later than 10 days before the date fixed for 

hearing but in no event later than 20 days from the date of service of 

his original answer. Otherwise a notice or answer may be amended only by 

leave of the presiding officer. A respondent shall file his answer to an 

amended notice within the time remaining for filing the answer to the 

original notice or within 10 days after service of the amended notice, 

whichever period may be the longer, unless the presiding officer 

otherwise orders.