16 C.F.R. § 1025.11

Commencement of proceedings

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(a) Notice of institution of enforcement proceedings. Any adjudicative proceedings under this part shall be commenced by the issuance of a complaint, authorized by the Commission, and signed by the Associate Executive Director for Compliance and Enforcement.

(b) Form and content of complaint. The complaint shall contain the following:

(1) A statement of the legal authority for instituting the proceedings, including the specific sections of statutes, rules and regulations involved in each allegation.

(2) Identification of each respondent or class of respondents.

(3) A clear and concise statement of the charges, sufficient to inform each respondent with reasonable definiteness of the factual basis or bases of the allegations of violation or hazard. A list and summary of documentary evidence supporting the charges shall be attached.

(4) A request for the relief which the staff believes is in the public interest.

(c) Notice to the public. Once issued, the complaint shall be submitted without delay to the Federal Register for publication.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2001 · leading case: Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. v. Consum. Prod. Saf. Comm'n, 173 F. Supp. 2d 41 (D.D.C. 2001).

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Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. v. Consum. Prod. Saf. Comm'n, 173 F. Supp. 2d 41 (D.D.C. 2001). “See 16 C.F.R. § 1025.11 . The complaint leads to a full adjudicatory hearing before an administrative law judge, with the right of appeal.”

Oxy USA, Inc. v. Babbitt, 230 F.3d 1178 (10th Cir. 2000). “605 ; 16 C.F.R. § 1025.11 . But the existence of a handful of statutes and regulations that employ an expansive definition of the term “complaint” does not demonstrate that Congress intended to eschew the traditional definition of "action” when it enacted § 2415.”

Oxy Usa, Inc., Mobil Expl. & Producing U.S., Inc. v. Bruce Babbitt, Sec'y Bob Armstrong, Assistant Sec'y, Land & Minerals Mgmt. Cynthia Quarterman, Dir., Minerals Mgmt. Serv. Erasmo Gonzales, Chief, Houston Compliance Div., Minerals Mgmt. Serv. & Gary L. Johnson, Chief, Dallas & Tulsa Compliance Offices, Minerals Mgmt. Serv., Dep't of the Interior, Shell Oil Co. v. Bruce Babbitt, Sec'y, Dep't of the Interior Bob Armstrong, Assistant Sec'y, Land & Minerals Mgmt., Dep't of the Interior Cynthia Quarterman, Dir., Minerals Mgmt. Serv., Dep't of the Interior Erasmo Gonzales, Chief, Houston Compliance Div., Minerals Mgmt. Serv., Dep't of the Interior & Gary L. Johnson, Chief, Dallas & Tulsa Compliance Offices, Minerals Mgmt. Serv., Dep't of the Interior, 230 F.3d 1178 (10th Cir. 2000). “605; 16 C.F.R. 1025.11. But the existence of a handful of statutes and regulations that employ an expansive definition of the term "complaint" does not demonstrate that Congress intended to eschew the traditional definition of "action" when it enacted 2415.”

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