Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries § 50.221.26 What will the Office of Habitat Conservation do with any hearing requests?

(1) If the hearing is to be conducted by NOAA, the Office of Habitat Conservation will refer the case to the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office.

(2) If the hearing is to be conducted by another Department, the Office of Habitat Conservation will refer the case to the hearings component used by that Department.

(1) Two copies of any preliminary condition or prescription under § 221.20;

(2) The original and one copy of any hearing request under § 221.21;

(3) The original and one copy of any notice of intervention and response under § 221.22;

(4) The original and one copy of any answer under § 221.25;  and

(5) The original and one copy of a referral notice under paragraph (c) of this section.

(1) The name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number of the Department hearings component that will conduct the hearing;

(2) The name, address, and other contact information for the representative of each party to the hearing process;

(3) An identification of any other hearing request that will be consolidated with this hearing request;  and

(4) The effective date of the case referral to the appropriate Department hearings component.

(1) The Office of Habitat Conservation must refer the case to the appropriate Department hearings component by one of the methods identified in § 221.12(b)(1)(i) and (b)(1)(ii).

(2) The Office of Habitat Conservation must serve a copy of the referral notice on FERC and each party to the hearing by one of the methods identified in § 221.13(c)(1) and (c)(2).