proceedings under the act of June 25, 1936, as amended, or under section 317 (b) of the Nationality Act of 1940, or under section 324 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or under the provisions of any private law, has been lost, mutilated, or destroyed, shall apply on Form N-565 for a new paper in lieu thereof.

(b) New certificate in changed name. A naturalized citizen whose name has been changed after naturalization by order of court or by marriage shall apply on Form N-565 for a new certificate of naturalization, or of citizenship, in the changed name.

(c) Disposition. If an application for a new certificate of naturalization, citizenship, or repatriation is approved, the new certificate shall be issued and delivered in person upon the applicant's signed receipt therefor. When an application for a new declaration of intention is approved, the new declaration of intention shall be issued and the original delivered to the applicant upon his signed receipt therefor. If an application for a new certified copy of the proceedings under the act of June 25, 1936, as amended, or under section 317 (b) of the Nationality Act of 1940, or under section 324 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or under the provisions of any private law is approved, there shall be issued a certified positive photocopy of the record of the proceedings filed with the Service. When subsequent to the naturalization or repatriation the applicant's name has been changed by marriage, the certification of the positive photocopy shall show both the name in which the proceedings were had and the changed name. The new certified copy shall be personally delivered to the applicant, upon his signed receipt therefor. If the application is denied, the applicant shall be notified of the reasons therefor and of his right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Part 103 of this chapter.

(Sec. 103, 66 Stat. 173; 8 U. S. C. 1103. Interprets or applies secs. 324, 332, 343, 344, 405, 66 Stat. 246, 247, 252, 263, 264, 265, 280; 8 U. S. C. 1435, 1443, 1454, 1455, 1101 note) [23 F. R. 9125, Nov. 26, 1958]

NOTE: In the revision of Part 343a, former §§ 343a.1 and 343a.11 were superseded by § 343a.1.

July 6, 1942, 7 F.R. 5205, 3 CFR, 1943 Cum. Supp.; E.O. 9725, May 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 5381, 3 CFR, 1946 Supp.; E.O. 9788, Oct. 14, 1946, 11 F.R. 11981, 3 CFR, 1946 Supp.; E.O. 10254, June 15, 1951, 16 F.R. 5829, 3 CFR, 1951 Supp.; E.O. 10644, Nov. 7, 1955, 20 F.R. 8363, 3 CFR, 1955 Supp.

SOURCE: §§ 502.1 to 502.300 appear at 25 F.R. 2152, Mar. 16, 1960.

Prior Amendments

1958: 23 F.R. 6592, Aug. 26.

1959: 24 F.R. 5525, July 9; 24 F.R. 6329, Aug. 7.

Subpart A-General Rules

§ 502.1 Scope of part.

(a) Sections 502.1 to 502.31 shall be applicable solely to title and to debt claims.

(b) Sections 502.100 to 502.110 shall be applicable solely to title claims.

(c) Sections 502.200 to 502.205 shall be applicable solely to debt claims.

(d) Section 502.300 shall be applicable to all claims other than title and debt claims as defined in § 502.2 (e) and (f). § 502.2

Definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The term "act" means the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, or the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended. The term "section" refers to a section of either act.

(b) The term "Office" means the Office of Alien Property.

(c) The term "rules" means the rules of the Office set forth in this part.

(d) The term "Director" means the Director, Office of Alien Property, or other person duly authorized to perform his functions.

(e) The term "title claim" means a claim under section 9 (a) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, filed more than two years after the date of vesting in or transfer to the Alien Property Custodian or Attorney General of the property or interest in respect of which the claim is made, or a claim under section 32 of that Act, as amended, or under section 207(b) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended.

(f) The term "debt claim" means a claim under section 34 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, or section 208(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended.

(g) The term "claim" refers to a title claim or a debt claim and shall include the Notice of Claim form, any amendment thereto, and such other material as may have been filed by the claimant with respect to the claim.

(h) The term "excepted claim" means (1) any title claim which involves the return of assets having a value of $50,000 or more, and any debt claim in the amount of $50,000 or more; (2) any title claim which the Director finds will, as a practical matter, control the disposition of related title claims involving, with the principal claim, assets having a value of $50,000 or more; and any debt claim which the Director finds will, as a practical matter control the disposition of related debt claims in the aggregate amount, including the principal claim, of $50,000 or more; (3) any title claim or debt claim presenting a novel question of law or a question of policy which, in the opinion of the Director, should receive the personal attention of the Attorney General.

(i) The term "non-excepted claim" shall mean any claim other than an “excepted claim."

(j) The term "claimant" means the person in whose behalf a claim is filed.

(k) The term "claim proceeding" means the administrative processing of a claim and includes the claim.

(1) The term "parties" includes the claimant on the one hand and the Chief of the Claims Section on the other.

(m) The term "vested property" means any property or interest vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian or the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to the act (other than any property or interest so acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941), or the net proceeds thereof.

(n) The term "filing" means receipt by the Office or appropriate officer or employee thereof.

(0) The term "Chief Hearing Examiner" refers to the hearing examiner designated as such by the Director.

(p) The term "docketed claim" means a claim which has been referred by the Director or the Chief of the Claims Section to the Chief Hearing Examiner for hearing and has been given a docket number.

(q) The term "hearing" means the proceedings upon a docketed claim.

§ 502.3 Indispensable party.

The Chief of the Claims Section shall be a necessary party in all claims proceedings.

§ 502.4 Appearance.1

(a) A claimant may appear in a claim proceeding in person or may be represented by an agent, attorney in fact or at law. A member of a partnership may represent the partnership; an officer of a corporation, trust or association may represent the corporation, trust or association, and an officer or employee of a federal, state or territorial agency, office or department may represent the agency, office or department.

(b) Any person appearing in a claim proceeding in a representative capacity may be required to file a power of attorney showing his authority to act in such capacity.

Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended, the claimant may amend his claim prior to hearing or after the opening of a hearing in a claim proceeding by consent of the Chief of the Claims Section or as allowed by the Hearing Examiner or the Director.

(b) The claimant may at any time withdraw his claim by notice in writing to that effect.

§ 502.8 Order for hearing.

The Director, or the Hearing Examiner in any docketed claim proceeding, may issue an order for hearing. In fixing the time for hearing, due regard shall be given to the status of the claim proceeding and the convenience of the parties. The order shall specify the time, place, and nature of the hearing. The order shall be served on all parties a reasonable time, but not less than ten (10) days in advance of the hearing, unless the parties shall agree to a shorter time.

§ 502.9 Designation of Hearing Ex

aminer.

Prior to a hearing, a Hearing Examiner shall be designated by the Chief Hearing Examiner.

§ 502.10

Removal of a claim proceeding and hearing by the Director.

The Director may personally conduct a hearing and may exercise the other functions appropriate to the Hearing Examiner. The Director, at any stage of a claim proceeding before a Hearing Examiner, may remove the claim proceeding from the Hearing Examiner. Decisions of the Director under this section shall first be issued in tentative form and the Director shall fix a time within which all parties may submit exceptions and briefs with reference thereto and after which he shall render his final decision. In the case of non-excepted claims, this decision shall be the decision of the Office. In the case of excepted claims, the Director shall deliver a copy of this decision to the Attorney General immediately upon its issuance, together with the record and all exceptions and briefs. Such decision shall become the decision of the Office unless within 60 days from the date thereof the Attorney General by order directs review thereof. An order for review shall fix a time within which the parties may submit exceptions and briefs with reference to the decision of the Director. After the expiration of such time the Attorney Gen

eral shall render a final decision which shall be the decision of the Office. The decision of the Attorney General shall be returned to the Director for service on all parties and for the Director's further action in accordance with the rules in this part.

§ 502.11 Pre-hearing conferences.

(a) At any time after a claim has been docketed with the Chief Hearing Examiner and prior to hearing, the Hearing Examiner may arrange for the parties to appear before him at a designated time and place for the purpose of determining the issues between the parties and obtaining admissions or stipulations with respect to any matters, records, or documents which will be relied upon by any party at the hearing.

(b) At the conclusion of the conference, the Hearing Examiner shall prepare an order setting forth the issue or issues to be determined at the hearing and describing the matters, records, or documents which the parties have admitted or stipulated. Such order shall be presented to each of the parties for their approval and when approved by them shall be made a part of the record in the claim proceeding and shall be conclusive as to the action embodied therein.

§ 502.12 Consolidation of claims.

The Director, the Chief Hearing Examiner, or the designated Hearing Examiner, may, where such action will expedite the disposition of claims and further the ends of justice, consolidate docketed claims.

(a) All hearings, except hearings before the Director, shall be conducted by a Hearing Examiner. At any time prior to a hearing, a Hearing Examiner may be designated to take the place of the Hearing Examiner previously designated to conduct the hearing. In the case of the death, illness, disqualification or unavailability of the Hearing Examiner presiding in any claim proceeding, another Hearing Examiner may be designated to take his place. Hearing Examiners shall, so far as practicable, be assigned to cases in rotation.

(b) The Hearing Examiner may withdraw from a case when he deems himself disqualified or he may be withdrawn by the Director after affidavits alleging personal bias or other disqualifications

have been filed with the Director and the matter has been considered by the Director or by a Hearing Examiner upon referral by the Director.

(c) Hearings shall be open to the public unless otherwise ordered by the Director or the Hearing Examiner.

(d) Subject to the rules of this Office, including this part, Hearing Examiners presiding at hearings shall have the hearing powers set forth in section 7(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act.

(e) Hearing Examiners shall act independently in the performance of their duties as examiners and perform no duties inconsistent with their duties and responsibilities as examiners. Save to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters, no Hearing Examiner shall consult any person or party as to any fact in issue unless upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.

(f) The claimant shall be the moving party and shall have the burden of proof on all the issues involved in the claim proceeding. The claimant shall proceed first at the hearing.

(g) A presumption of the accuracy and the validity of the findings in a vesting order as to ownership of the property immediately prior to vesting shall be operative in all claims. Such findings shall be deemed accurate and valid unless contested or put in issue by a party, in which event such party shall have the burden of proving his allegations as to ownership of the property involved immediately prior to vesting.

(h) Any party and the Hearing Examiner shall have the right and power to call, examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to introduce into the record documentary or other evidence.

(i) In a claim proceeding, the rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law and equity shall not be controlling. However, it shall be the policy to exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence.

(j) Any record, document, or other writing, or any portion thereof, from the files of any foreign industrial, business or commercial enterprise, or from the official files of a foreign government, or any subdivision or agency thereof, shall, if otherwise relevant, be admissible in evidence in a claim proceeding as competent evidence of the matters therein contained, when authenticated by a certificate of an investigator of this Office