15 C.F.R. § 90.12 Qualifications of hearing officer.
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
The hearing officer, a person not involved in the preparation of the estimates being challenged, shall be appointed by the Director from a roster of employees of the Bureau of the Census who have been approved in advance by the Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Commerce.
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 90—PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGING CERTAIN POPULATION AND INCOME ESTIMATES
§ 90.12 Qualifications of hearing officer.