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informal hearing

Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.

The term “informal hearing” has the meaning prescribed for such term by section 201(y) 2 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

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The term “informal hearing” has the meaning prescribed for such term by section 201(y) 3 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

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The term “informal hearing” has the meaning prescribed for such term by section 201(y) 4 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

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The term "informal hearing" means a hearing which is not subject to section 554, 556, or 557 of title 5 and which provides for the following:

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The term “informal hearing” means a hearing which is not subject to section 554, 556, or 557 of title 5 and which provides for the following:

(1) The presiding officer in the hearing shall be designated by the Secretary from officers and employees of the Department who have not participated in any action of the Secretary which is the subject of the hearing and who are not directly responsible to an officer or employee of the Department who has participated in any such action.

(2) Each party to the hearing shall have the right at all times to be advised and accompanied by an attorney.

(3) Before the hearing, each party to the hearing shall be given reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the hearing, including a comprehensive statement of the basis for the action taken or proposed by the Secretary which is the subject of the hearing and a general summary of the information which will be presented by the Secretary at the hearing in support of such action.

(4) At the hearing the parties to the hearing shall have the right to hear a full and complete statement of the action of the Secretary which is the subject of the hearing together with the information and reasons supporting such action, to conduct reasonable questioning, and to present any oral or written information relevant to such action.

(5) The presiding officer in such hearing shall prepare a written report of the hearing to which shall be attached all written material presented at the hearing. The participants in the hearing shall be given the opportunity to review and correct or supplement the presiding officer’s report of the hearing.

(6) The Secretary may require the hearing to be transcribed. A party to the hearing shall have the right to have the hearing transcribed at his expense. Any transcription of a hearing shall be included in the presiding officer’s report of the hearing.

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