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3 Cited authorities

  1. Section 554 - Adjudications

    5 U.S.C. § 554   Cited 1,043 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Granting authority to agencies to "issue a declaratory order to terminate a controversy or remove uncertainty."
  2. Section 556 - Hearings; presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record as basis of decision

    5 U.S.C. § 556   Cited 911 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Specifying that presiding officers may either be the agency, a member of the body that comprises the agency, i.e., a commissioner, or an ALJ
  3. Section 557 - Initial decisions; conclusiveness; review by agency; submissions by parties; contents of decisions; record

    5 U.S.C. § 557   Cited 748 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Providing that in an administrative appeal, the agency "has all the powers which it would have in making the initial decision except as it may limit the issues on notice or by rule"