Part 201 - Rules of Practice and Procedure  


Subpart A - General Information (Rule 1)
§ 201.1 - Scope of rules.
§ 201.2 - Mailing address; hours.
§ 201.3 - Authentication of rules, orders, determinations and decisions of the Administration.
§ 201.6 - Documents in foreign languages.
§ 201.7 - Information; special instructions.
§ 201.8 - Use of gender and number.
§ 201.9 - Suspension, amendment, etc., of rules.
§§ 201.4--201.5 - [Reserved]
Subpart B - Appearance and Practice Before the Administration (Rule 2)
§ 201.15 - Appearance in person or by representative.
§ 201.16 - Authority for representation.
§ 201.17 - Written appearance.
§ 201.18 - Practice before the Administration defined.
§ 201.19 - Presiding officers.
§ 201.20 - Attorneys at law.
§ 201.21 - [Reserved]
§ 201.22 - Firms and corporations.
§ 201.23 - [Reserved]
§ 201.24 - Suspension or disbarment.
§ 201.25 - Statement of interest.
§ 201.26 - Former employees.
Subpart C - Parties (Rule 3)
§ 201.30 - Parties; how designated.
§ 201.31 - Public counsel.
§ 201.32 - Substitution of parties.
Subpart D - Form, Execution and Service of Documents (Rule 4)
§ 201.41 - Form and appearance of documents filed with the Administration.
§ 201.42 - Subscription, authentication of documents.
§ 201.43 - Service by parties.
§ 201.44 - Date of service.
§ 201.45 - Certificate of service.
§ 201.46 - Copies of documents for use of the Administration.
Subpart E - Time (Rule 5)
§ 201.51 - Computation.
§ 201.52 - Additional time after service by mail.
§ 201.53 - Extension of time to file documents.
§ 201.54 - Reduction of time to file documents.
§ 201.55 - Postponement of hearing.
Subpart F - Rule Making (Rule 6)
§ 201.61 - Petition for issuance, amendment, or repeal of rule or regulation.
§ 201.62 - Notice of proposed rule making.
§ 201.63 - Participation in rule making.
§ 201.64 - Contents of rules.
§ 201.65 - Effective date of rules.
Subpart G - Formal Proceedings, Notice, Pleadings, Replies (Rule 7)
§ 201.71 - Commencement of proceedings.
§ 201.72 - Notice.
§ 201.73 - Joinder of proceedings.
§ 201.74 - Declaratory orders.
§ 201.75 - Petitions - general.
§ 201.76 - Applications for Government aid.
§ 201.77 - Amendments or supplements to pleadings.
§ 201.78 - Petition for leave to intervene.
§ 201.79 - Motions.
§ 201.80 - Answers to applications, petitions, or motions.
Subpart H - Responsibilities and Duties of Presiding Officer (Rule 8)
§ 201.85 - Commencement of functions of Department of Transportation Office of Hearings.
§ 201.86 - Presiding officer.
§ 201.87 - Authority of presiding officer.
§ 201.88 - Postponement or change of place by presiding officer.
§ 201.89 - Disqualification of presiding officer.
Subpart I - Summary Disposition (Rule 9)
§ 201.91 - Filing of motions, answers.
§ 201.92 - Ruling on motion.
§ 201.93 - Review of ruling, appeal.
Subpart J - Prehearing Conference; Settlements; Procedural Agreements (Rule 10)
§ 201.101 - Prehearing conference.
§ 201.102 - Prehearing rulings.
§ 201.103 - Opportunity for agreement of parties and settlement of case.
Subpart K - Discovery and Depositions (Rule 11)
§ 201.109 - Discovery and production of documents.
§ 201.110 - Depositions: request for orders to take; time of filing.
§ 201.111 - Contents of order.
§ 201.112 - Record of examination; oath; objections.
§ 201.113 - Submission to witness, changes, signing.
§ 201.114 - Certification and filing by officer; copies.
§ 201.115 - Waiver of objections and admissibility.
§ 201.116 - Time of filing.
§ 201.117 - Inclusion in record.
§ 201.118 - Witness fees; expenses of taking depositions.
Subpart L - Subpoenas (Rule 12)
§ 201.121 - Application for subpoena ad testificandum.
§ 201.122 - Application for subpoena duces tecum.
§ 201.123 - Standards for issuance of subpoena duces tecum.
§ 201.124 - Service and quashing of subpoenas.
§ 201.125 - Attendance and mileage fees.
§ 201.126 - Service of subpoenas.
§ 201.127 - Subpoena of Administration employees, documents, or things.
Subpart M - Hearing Procedures (Rule 13)
§ 201.131 - Presentation of evidence.
§ 201.132 - Conduct of the hearing.
§ 201.133 - Appeal from ruling of presiding officer.
§ 201.134 - Separation of functions.
Subpart N - Evidence (Rule 14)
§ 201.136 - Evidence admissible.
§ 201.137 - Rights of parties as to presentation of evidence.
§ 201.138 - Unsponsored written material.
§ 201.139 - Documents containing matter both material and not material.
§ 201.140 - Records in other proceedings.
§ 201.141 - Stipulations.
§ 201.142 - Further evidence required by presiding officer during hearing.
§ 201.143 - Exceptions to rulings of presiding officer unnecessary.
§ 201.144 - Offer of proof.
Subpart O - The Record: Contents; Development; Perfection; Confidential Treatment (Rule 15)
§ 201.146 - Receipt of documents after hearing.
§ 201.147 - Official transcript.
§ 201.148 - Corrections of transcript.
§ 201.149 - Copies of data or evidence.
§ 201.150 - Record for decision.
§ 201.151 - Objections to public disclosure of information.
Subpart P - Briefs, Requests for Findings, Decisions, Exceptions (Rule 16)
§ 201.155 - Briefs; request for findings.
§ 201.156 - Requests for extension of time for filing briefs.
§ 201.157 - Reopening of a case by presiding officer prior to decision.
§ 201.158 - Decisions, authority to make and kinds.
§ 201.159 - Decisions; contents and service.
§ 201.160 - Decision based on official notice.
§ 201.161 - Exceptions to, and review by the Administration of initial or recommended decisions.
§ 201.162 - Replies to exceptions.
§ 201.163 - Request for extension of time for filing exceptions and replies thereto.
§ 201.164 - Certification of record by presiding officer.
Subpart Q - Oral Argument; Submittal for Final Decision (Rule 17)
§ 201.166 - Oral argument.
§ 201.167 - Submission to Administration for final decision.
Subpart R - Stay of Administration's Decision, Reopening of Proceedings (Rule 18)
§ 201.171 - Stay of Administration's decision.
§ 201.172 - Time for filing petition to reopen.
§ 201.173 - Reopening by Administration and modification or setting aside of decision.
§ 201.174 - Petition for reopening.
§ 201.175 - Answers to petition to reopen.
Subpart S - Judicial Standards of Practice (Rule 19)
§ 201.181 - General matters.
§ 201.182 - Improper pressures.
§ 201.183 - Ex parte communications.
Subpart T - Effective Date (Rule 20)
§ 201.185 - Effective date and applicability of rules.
Subpart U - Charges for Orders, Notices, Rulings, Decisions
§ 201.186 - Charges for documents.