1. A. For a reason specified in §B of this regulation, the Secretary may revoke, in whole or in part, the authority delegated to the Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct a contested case hearing at any time before the earlier of:

   1. (1) The issuance of a ruling on a substantive issue; or
   2. (2) The taking of oral testimony from the first witness.

2. B. The Secretary may revoke the delegation of authority if, in the opinion of the Secretary, a contested case involves:

   1. (1) Unanticipated, novel, or unique legal, scientific, or factual issues; or
   2. (2) Significant social, fiscal, legal, or policy issues.
3. C. The Secretary shall provide written notice of a revocation of hearing authority to all parties and the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §1-104; State Government Article, §10-206; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2658)

Regulations .01—.26 repealed and new Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 569)