29 CFR 18.101 : Labor (§ 0.735-1 To Parts 4908-4999) — (§ 0.735-1 To § 99.530) — Office Of The Secretary Of Labor (§ 0.735-1 To § 99.530) — Rules Of Practice And Procedure For Administrative Hearings Before The Office Of Administrative Law Judges (§ 18.10 To Appendix To Subpart B Of Part 18) — Rules Of Evidence (§ 18.101 To Appendix To Subpart B Of Part 18) — Scope.

These rules govern formal adversarial adjudications of the United States Department of Labor conducted before a presiding officer.

(a) Which are required by Act of Congress to be determined on the record after opportunity for an administrative agency hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 554, 556 and 557, or

(b) Which by United States Department of Labor regulation are conducted in conformance with the foregoing provisions, to the extent and with the exceptions stated in § 18.1101. Presiding officer, referred to in these rules as the judge, means an Administrative Law Judge, an agency head, or other officer who presides at the reception of evidence at a hearing in such an adjudication.