The Hearing Officer shall act upon the request for an appeal by scheduling a hearing promptly. Ordinarily a hearing will be scheduled no later than 25 days after receipt of a request for a hearing. The parties will be notified by mail of the time, date and location of such hearing must be completed, and the decision of the Hearing Officer forwarded to the Secretary, within 40 days of the date scheduled for the hearing. The period of any extensions of time allowed by the Hearing Officer shall be excluded from these time periods.
651 CMR, § 9.07