§  1.241   Designation of presiding officer.

   (a) Hearing proceedings will be conducted by a presiding officer. The
   designated presiding officer will be identified in the order
   designating a matter for hearing. Only the Commission, one or more
   commissioners, or an administrative law judge designated pursuant to 5
   U.S.C. 3105 may be designated as a presiding officer. Unless otherwise
   stated, the term presiding officer will include the Commission when the
   Commission designates itself to preside over a hearing proceeding.

   (b) If a presiding officer becomes unavailable during the course of a
   hearing proceeding, another presiding officer will be designated.

   (5 U.S.C. 556; 47 U.S.C. 154, 159, 208, 209, 214, 309, 312, 316, and
   409)

   [ 85 FR 63176 , Oct. 6, 2020]