20 C.F.R. § 498.205 Ex parte contacts.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) will communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures. [61 FR 65469, Dec. 13, 1996]
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 498—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS
§ 498.205 Ex parte contacts.