### **CHAPTER 5—ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**

#### SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.
500.
Administrative practice; general provisions.
501.
Advertising practice; restrictions.
502.
Administrative practice; Reserves and National Guardsmen.
503.
Witness fees and allowances.
504.
Costs and fees of parties.

#### SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

551.
Definitions.
552.
Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings.
552a.
Records about individuals. 1

552b.
Open meetings.
553.
Rule making.
554.
Adjudications.
555.
Ancillary matters.
556.
Hearings; presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record as basis of decision.
557.
Initial decisions; conclusiveness; review by agency; submissions by parties; contents of decisions; record.
558.
Imposition of sanctions; determination of applications for licenses; suspension, revocation, and expiration of licenses.
559.
Effect on other laws; effect of subsequent statute.

#### SUBCHAPTER III—NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROCEDURE

561.
Purpose.
562.
Definitions.
563.
Determination of need for negotiated rulemaking committee.
564.
Publication of notice; applications for membership on committees.
565.
Establishment of committee.
566.
Conduct of committee activity.
567.
Termination of committee.
568.
Services, facilities, and payment of committee member expenses.
569.
Encouraging negotiated rulemaking.
570.
Judicial review.
570a.
Authorization of appropriations.

#### SUBCHAPTER IV—ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS

571.
Definitions.
572.
General authority.
573.
Neutrals.
574.
Confidentiality.
575.
Authorization of arbitration.
576.
Enforcement of arbitration agreements.
577.
Arbitrators.
578.
Authority of the arbitrator.
579.
Arbitration proceedings.
580.
Arbitration awards.
581.
Judicial review.
[582.
Repealed.]
583.
Support services.
584.
Authorization of appropriations.

#### SUBCHAPTER V—ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

591.
Purposes.
592.
Definitions.
593.
Administrative Conference of the United States.
594.
Powers and duties of the Conference.
595.
Organization of the Conference.
596.
Authorization of appropriations.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2004**—Pub. L. 108–401, §2(b)(2), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2255, substituted "Purposes" for "Purpose" in item 591.

**1996**—Pub. L. 104–320, §§4(b)(2), 10(b), 11(b)(2), (d)(2), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3871, 3873, 3874, in item 569 substituted "Encouraging negotiated rulemaking" for "Role of the Administrative Conference of the United States and other entities", added items 570a and 584, and struck out item 582 "Compilation of information".

**1992**—Pub. L. 102–354, §4, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 945, substituted headings of subchapters III, IV, and V and items 561 to 570, 571 to 583, and 591 to 596 for former heading of subchapter III and former items 571 to 576 relating to Administrative Conference of the United States, former heading of subchapter IV and former items 581 to 593 relating to alternative means of dispute resolution in the administrative process, and former heading of subchapter IV and former items 581 to 590 relating to negotiated rulemaking procedure.

**1990**—Pub. L. 101–648, §3(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4976, added heading of subchapter IV and items 581 to 590 relating to negotiated rulemaking procedure.

Pub. L. 101–552, §4(c), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2745, added heading of subchapter IV and items 581 to 593 [renumbered 571 to 583] relating to alternative means of dispute resolution.

**1986**—Pub. L. 99–470, §2(b), Oct. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 1198, substituted "Authorization of appropriations" for "Appropriations" in item 576.

**1985**—Pub. L. 99–80, §6, Aug. 5, 1985, 99 Stat. 186, revived item 504 and repealed Pub. L. 96–481, title II, §203(c), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2327, which provided for the repeal, effective Oct. 1, 1984, of item 504.

**1980**—Pub. L. 96–481, title II, §203(a)(2), (c), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2327, added item 504 "Costs and fees of parties", and repealed that item effective Oct. 1, 1984.

**1976**—Pub. L. 94–409, §3(b), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1246, added item 552b.

**1974**—Pub. L. 93–579, §4, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1905, added item 552a.

**1967**—Pub. L. 90–83, §1(1)(B), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 195, added item 500.

Pub. L. 90–23, §2, June 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 56, substituted "Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records and proceedings" for "Publication of information, rules, opinions, orders, and public records" in item 552.

1  So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.