7 CFR Part 15
PART 15—NONDISCRIMINATION
- PART 15—NONDISCRIMINATION
- Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
- Subpart A—Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Agriculture—Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- § 15.1 Purpose and application of part.
- § 15.2 Definitions.
- § 15.3 Discrimination prohibited.
- § 15.4 Assurances required.
- § 15.5 Compliance.
- § 15.6 Complaints.
- § 15.7 Intimidatory or retaliatory acts prohibited.
- § 15.8 Procedure for effecting compliance.
- § 15.9 Hearings.
- § 15.10 Decisions and notices.
- § 15.11 Judicial review.
- § 15.12 Effect on other regulations; forms and instructions.
- Appendix to Subpart A of Part 15—List of Federal Financial Assistance From USDA
- Subpart B [Reserved]
- Subpart C—Rules of Practice and Procedure for Hearings, Decisions and Administrative Review Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- General Information
- § 15.60 Scope of rules.
- § 15.61 Records to be public.
- § 15.62 Definitions.
- § 15.63 Computation of time.
- § 15.64 Parties.
- § 15.65 Appearance.
- § 15.66 Complainants not parties.
- § 15.67 Intervener.
- § 15.68 Ex parte communications.
- Form, Execution, Filing and Service of Documents
- § 15.71 Form of documents to be filed.
- § 15.72 Filing.
- § 15.73 Service.
- § 15.74 Date of service.
- Initial Notice and Response
- § 15.81 How proceedings are commenced.
- § 15.82 Notice of hearing and response thereto.
- § 15.83 Notice of opportunity to request a hearing and response thereto.
- § 15.84 Answer.
- § 15.85 Amendment of notice or answer.
- § 15.86 Consolidated or joint hearings.
- Hearing Officer
- § 15.91 Who presides.
- § 15.92 Designation of hearing officer.
- § 15.93 Time and place of hearing.
- § 15.94 Disability of hearing officer.
- § 15.95 Responsibilities and duties of hearing officer.
- Motions
- § 15.101 Form and content.
- § 15.102 Responses to motions.
- § 15.103 Disposition of motions.
- Hearing Procedures
- § 15.110 Prehearing conferences.
- § 15.111 Purpose of hearing.
- § 15.112 Statement of position and brief.
- § 15.113 Testimony.
- § 15.115 Affidavits.
- § 15.116 Depositions.
- § 15.117 Evidence.
- § 15.118 Cross-examination.
- § 15.119 Objections.
- § 15.120 Exceptions to rulings of hearing officer unnecessary.
- § 15.121 Official notice.
- § 15.122 Offer of proof.
- § 15.123 Appeals from ruling of hearing officer.
- § 15.124 Admissions as to facts and documents.
- The Record
- § 15.131 Official transcript.
- § 15.132 Record for decision.
- Posthearing Procedures
- § 15.135 Posthearing briefs.
- § 15.136 Decisions and notices.
- § 15.137 Exceptions to initial or proposed decision.
- § 15.138 Review of initial decision.
- § 15.139 Oral argument.
- § 15.140 Service of decisions.
- § 15.141 Contents of decision.
- § 15.142 Content of orders.
- § 15.143 Decision where financial assistance affected.
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