---
title: "Map the hearing steps a federal statute requires before a decision"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/map-procedural-fairness-steps-for-a-proposed-decision/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-T1-R10-US"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map the hearing steps a federal statute requires before a decision

> Extract the notice, hearing, and record provisions from the statute the lawyer identifies, in the statute's words. Do not decide whether 5 U.S.C. § 554 applies or what process is due.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract the notice, hearing, and record provisions from the statute the lawyer identifies, in the statute's words. Do not decide whether 5 U.S.C. § 554 applies or what process is due. |
| What the lawyer must review | Section 554 applies, according to its terms, to an adjudication required by statute to be determined on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing, with stated exclusions, including matters later tried de novo and decisions that rest solely on inspections, tests, or elections. Persons entitled to notice must be told the time, place, and nature of the hearing, the legal authority and jurisdiction, and the matters of fact and law asserted. Hearing and decision, if the parties do not settle, follow §§ 556 and 557. You decide whether this program is inside § 554. Constitutional due process is a separate question. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map procedural-fairness steps for a proposed decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/map-procedural-fairness-steps-for-a-proposed-decision.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract the notice, hearing, and record provisions from the statute the lawyer identifies, in the statute's words. Do not decide whether 5 U.S.C. § 554 applies or what process is due.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 555(e)'s brief statement of grounds is for a denial of a written request in an agency proceeding. It is not the hearing under § 554.
- Do not describe Australian procedural fairness as if it were the APA.

## Sources

- [5 U.S.C. § 554, Adjudications](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/554) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [5 U.S.C. § 555, Ancillary matters](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/555) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*