(a) Not later than 30 days after FNS submits an answer in accordance with Sec. 283.6, the State agency may submit rebuttal evidence.
(b) At any time prior to the filing of a motion for a hearing pursuant to Sec. 283.15(b), the appeal petition or the answer may be amended without prior authorization by the ALJ. Thereafter, such an amendment may only be made as authorized by the ALJ upon a showing of cause.