# Permissibility of Administrative Law Judges Presiding Over Salary Pre-Offset Hearings
> **US Department of Education** · Final regulations. · Published 2021-07-28 · Effective 2021-07-28 · 86 FR 40332
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-15897
- **Category:** education-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 40332
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 31
- **Publication date:** 2021-07-28
- **Effective date:** 2021-07-28
- **Docket:** Docket ID ED-2021-OFO-0083
## Abstract

The Department of Education (Department) amends its regulations regarding salary pre-offset hearings to expressly permit administrative law judges (ALJs) to act as the presiding officers.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/28/2021-15897/permissibility-of-administrative-law-judges-presiding-over-salary-pre-offset-hearings)
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