(a) In any claim for which a formal hearing is requested or ordered, and with respect to which the deputy commissioner has completed development and adjudication without having resolved all contested issues in the claim, the deputy commissioner shall refer the claim to the Office of Administrative Law Judges for a hearing. If the deputy commissioner with jurisdiction over the claim is located at any place outside Washington, DC, such deputy commissioner shall forward a claim with respect to which a hearing is required by this part to the DCMWC in Washington, DC, which shall refer the claim to the Office of Administrative Law Judges for appropriate proceedings.
(b) In any case referred to the Office of Administrative Law Judges under this section, the deputy commissioner shall transmit to that office the following documents, which shall be placed in the record at the hearing subject to the objection of any party:
(1) Copies of the claim form or forms; (2) any statement, document, or pleading submitted by a party to the claim; (3) a copy of the notification to an operator of its possible liability for the claim; (4) all evidence submitted to the deputy commissioner under this part; (5) any written stipulation of law or fact or stipulation of contested and uncontested issues entered into by the parties; (6) any pertinent forms submitted to the deputy commissioner; (7) the statement by the deputy commissioner of contested and uncontested issues in the claim; and (8) the deputy commissioner's initial determination of eligibility or other documents necessary to establish the right of the fund to reimbursement, if appropriate. Copies of the transmittal notice shall also be sent to all parties to the claim.
(c) A party may at any time request and obtain from the deputy commissioner copies of documents transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law Judges under paragraph (b) of this section. If the party has previously been provided with such documents, additional copies may be sent to the party upon the payment of a copying fee to be determined by the deputy commissioner.

[43 FR 36772, Aug. 18, 1978, as amended at 48 FR 24292, May 31, 1983]