§ 24.21 - Rules of Procedure of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals—AGBCA.

(a) Preface to Rules. Time, computation and extensions. All time limitations specified for various procedural actions are computed as maximums and are not to be fully exhausted if the action described can be accomplished in a lesser period. Where appropriate and justified, however, extensions of time will be granted. All requests for extensions of time by either party shall be in writing and state good cause for the requested extension. The Board may grant such extensions on good cause shown except that the Board shall not extend the time prescribed under § 24.5 for taking an appeal.

(b) Ex parte communications. No member of the Board or of theBoard's staff shall entertain, nor shall any person directly or indirectly involved in an appeal submit to the Board or the Board's staff, off the record, any evidence, explanation, analysis, or advice, whether written or oral, regarding any matter at issue in an appeal. This provision does not apply to consultation among Board members or to ex parte communication concerning the Board's administrative functions or procedures.