39 C.F.R. § 956.7 Notice of hearing.
Title 39 - Postal Service
(a) When a request for a hearing is filed, a notice of hearing, stating the time and place thereof and advising the respondent of the consequences of a failure to appear at the hearing, will be issued (see §956.10). In setting a hearing date, due regard shall be given to the respondent's need for: (1) Adequate time to prepare a defense properly; and (2) An expeditious resolution of allegations that may be damaging to his or her reputation. Subject to those considerations, whenever practicable, the hearing date shall be within 30 days of the date of the notice of hearing. (b) The notice of proposed disciplinary action and the answer together with the reply, if any, shall become the pleadings in any proceeding in which a hearing is held.
Title 39: Postal Service
PART 956—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON POST-EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITY
§ 956.7 Notice of hearing.
