CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 45—CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES > SUBPART B—Hearing Process (§45.10 to §45.60) > 45.30—What will the Hearings Division do with a case referral?

45.30—What will the Hearings Division do with a case referral?

Within 5 days after issuance of the referral notice under § 45.25(c), 7 CFR 1.625(c), or CFR 221.25(c):
(a) The Hearings Division must:
(1) Docket the case;
(2) Assign an ALJ to preside over the hearing process and issue a decision; and
(3) Issue a docketing notice that informs the parties of the docket number and the ALJ assigned to the case; and
(b) The ALJ must issue a notice setting the time, place, and method for conducting an initial prehearing conference under § 45.40. This notice may be combined with the docketing notice under paragraph (a)(3) of this section.