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Part 15f — Adjudications Under Section 741

29 sections · Title 7: Agriculture

§ 15f.1What is the purpose of these regulations?
§ 15f.2Who may use these procedures for processing their discrimination complaint with USDA?
§ 15f.3If I want to use these procedures to have USDA consider my complaint, how long will it take for USDA to make a decision?
§ 15f.4What do certain words and phrases in these regulations mean?
§ 15f.5How do I request that USDA consider my complaint under these procedures?
§ 15f.6What must I say or include in my Section 741 Complaint Request?
§ 15f.7May I be represented by an attorney?
§ 15f.8What does the Docketing Clerk do with my Section 741 Complaint Request?
§ 15f.9What will the Director do to settle my Section 741 Complaint Request when it is received?
§ 15f.10What if I do not want the Director to review my Section 741 Complaint Request and I want to proceed directly to a hearing?
§ 15f.11Where must I file a hearing request and what happens to it?
§ 15f.12Am I entitled to a hearing in all circumstances?
§ 15f.13What is the function of the ALJ and who may communicate with him?
§ 15f.14What happens after I file a request for a hearing?
§ 15f.15What happens after the Docketing Clerk notifies all parties?
§ 15f.16Although I request a hearing, may I request the ALJ to issue a decision without a hearing?
§ 15f.17What happens before the hearing?
§ 15f.18May I depose potential witnesses?
§ 15f.19Other than myself, OCR, and the agency, may any other interested party participate in the proceeding?
§ 15f.20May I subpoena witnesses to the hearings?
§ 15f.21What rules are applicable to the actual conduct of the hearing?
§ 15f.22What happens after the hearing?
§ 15f.23What will constitute the record for the final determination?
§ 15f.24When and in what form will a final determination be made on my complaint by USDA?
§ 15f.25Will USDA pay my attorneys fees if I win?
§ 15f.26May I seek judicial review of the final determination?
§ 15f.27When is something considered “filed” as required by these rules and to whom do I need to give copies of what I file?
§ 15f.28When I or someone else has to do something within a certain number of days, how will USDA or the ALJ count the days?
§ 15f.29May I request an extension of a deadline or may I get relief for missing a deadline in these rules?