§  1.370   Purpose.

   Hearings under this subpart B that the Commission or one of its
   Bureaus, acting on delegated authority, determines shall be conducted
   and resolved on a written record are subject to § § 1.371 through 1.377.
   If an order designating a matter for hearing does not specify whether
   those rules apply to a hearing proceeding, and if the proceeding is not
   subject to 5 U.S.C. 554, the presiding officer may, in their
   discretion, conduct and resolve all or part of the hearing proceeding
   on a written record in accordance with § § 1.371 through 1.377.