Table of Contents
General; Office of Hearings and Appeals — subpart A
4.1 — Scope of authority; applicable regulations
4.2 — Membership of appeals boards; decisions, functions of Chief Judges.
4.3 — Representation before appeals boards
4.4 — Public records; locations of field offices
4.5 — Power of the Secretary and Director
General rules relating to procedures and practice — subpart B
4.20 — Purpose
4.21 — General provisions
4.22 — Documents
4.23 — Transcript of hearings
4.24 — Basis of decision
4.25 — Oral argument
4.26 — Subpoena power and witness provisions generally
4.27 — Standards of conduct
4.28 — Interlocutory appeals
4.29 — Remands from courts
4.30 — Information required by forms
4.31 — Request for limiting disclosure of confidential information
Special rules applicable to public land hearings and appeals — subpart E
Appeals Procedures
Appeals procedures; General
4.400 — Definitions
4.401 — Documents
4.402 — Summary dismissal
4.403 — Finality of decision; reconsideration
Appeals to the Board of Land Appeals
4.410 — Who may appeal
4.411 — Appeal; how taken, mandatory time limit
4.412 — Statement of reasons, statement of standing, written arguments, briefs
4.413 — Service of notice of appeal and of other documents
4.414 — Answers
Actions by Board of Land Appeals
4.415 — Request for hearings on appeals involving questions of fact
Hearings Procedures
Hearings procedures; General
4.420 — Applicability of general rules
4.421 — Definitions
4.422 — Documents
4.423 — Subpoena power and witness provisions
Hearings on appeals involving qeustions of fact
4.430 — Prehearing conferences
4.431 — Fixing of place and date for hearing; notice
4.432 — Postponements
4.433 — Authority of the administrative law judge
4.434 — Conduct of hearing
4.435 — Evidence
4.436 — Reporter’s fees
4.437 — Copies of transcript
4.438 — Summary of evidence
4.439 — Action by administrative law judge
Contest and protest proceedings
- 4.450 — Private contests and protests
- 4.450-1 — By whom private contest may be initiated
- 4.450-2 — Protests
- 4.450-3 — Initiation of contest
- 4.450-4 — Complaints
- 4.450-5 — Service
- 4.450-6 — Answer to complaint
- 4.450-7 — Action by manager
- 4.450-8 — Amendment of answer
- 4.451 — Government contests
- 4.451-1 — How initiated
- 4.451-2 — Proceedings in Government contests
- 4.452 — Proceedings before the administrative law judge
- 4.452-1 — Prehearing conferences
- 4.452-2 — Notice of hearing
- 4.452-3 — Postponements
- 4.452-4 — Authority of administrative law judge
- 4.452-5 — Conduct of hearing
- 4.452-6 — Evidence
- 4.452-7 — Reporter’s fees
- 4.452-8 — Findings and conclusions; decision by administrative law judge; submission to Board for decision
- 4.452-9 — Appeal to Board