[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR66.93]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 66_ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTIES BY 
 
      Subpart J_Supplemental Rules for Formal Adjudicatory Hearings
 
Sec.  66.93  Time limits.

    The Presiding Officer upon designation shall notify the parties and 
shall, if appropriate, schedule a prehearing conference (or alternative 
procedures) under 40 CFR 22.19 and shall notify the parties of the date 
of hearing under 40 CFR 22.21. The Presiding Officer shall issue an 
initial decision no later than ninety days after the hearing is granted, 
unless an extension of the hearing schedule or of the deadline for 
decision is agreed to by the parties. To that end, the Presiding Officer 
may establish such deadlines as are reasonable and necessary. Failure to 
issue a decision within 90 days or further extended deadline (whether or 
not by consent) shall not affect the validity of the proceedings.