(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, any hearing held under
this subpart shall be held before an administrative law judge of the OFIA
pursuant to procedures set forth in subparts A and B of this part. The Board
shall appoint a person to represent the Board in the hearing. Any person
having prior involvement in the matter which is the basis for the suspension
or debarment proceeding shall be disqualified from representing the Board in
the hearing. The hearing shall be closed to the public unless the Board, sua
sponte or on the request of a party, otherwise directs. The administrative
law judge shall refer a recommended decision to the Board, which shall issue
the final decision and order. In its final decision and order, the Board may
censure, debar, or suspend an individual, or take such other disciplinary
action as the Board deems appropriate.
