iner, together with supporting briefs. Service of such exceptions and briefs shall be made on all parties and amici. Such briefs may be responded to within 15 days of their receipt. Responses shall be filed with the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and General Counsel, and served on all parties and amici.

$8.72 Record.

After expiration of the time for filing briefs and exceptions, the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and General Counsel shall make a decision on the basis of the record before him. The record includes the record before the hearing examiner, the rulings, the recommended findings, conclusions and decision of the hearing examiner, and the exceptions and briefs filed subsequent to the hearing examiner's decision.

$8.73 Final decision.

The Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and General Counsel may affirm, modify, or set aside in whole or in part the recommended findings, conclusions, and decision of the hearing examiner. The decision of the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and General Counsel shall not be final without the approval of the Director.

PART 9-OMB APPROVALS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-2, 300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 7542, 9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

$9.1 OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act