§ 20.3 - Location, organization, and officer qualifications.

§ 20.3 Location, organization, and officer qualifications.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 87 FR 8196, Feb. 14, 2022.

(a) Mailing address. The Office of Hearings and Appeals is located at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room B-133, Washington, DC 20410.

(b) Location. For deliveries, the Office of Hearings and Appeals is physically located at 409 Third Street, SW., Suite 201, Washington, DC 20024. The telephone number of the Office of Hearings and Appeals is 202-254-0000. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339. The facsimile number is 202-619-7304.

(c) Organization. The Office of Hearings and Appeals consists of two divisions: the Office of is supervised by the Chief Administrative Law Judges and the Office of Appeals. Its administrative activities are supervised by the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals. Judge and a Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge.

(d) Officer qualifications.

(1) The

Director,

Administrative Judges

, and Administrative Law Judges

of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall be attorneys at law

duly

actively licensed by any state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.

(2) The Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall be qualified in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management regulations at 5 CFR part 930.

[72 FR 53878, Sept. 20, 2007, as amended at 74 FR 4635, Jan. 26, 2009; 87 FR 8196, Feb. 14, 2022]