§ 148.257 - Authority of the administrative law judge.

The administrative law judge assigned to a formal hearing may:

(a) Administer oaths and affirmations;

(b) Issue subpoenas;

(c) Adopt procedures for the submission of evidence in written form;

(d) Rule on offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;

(e) Examine witnesses at the formal hearing;

(f) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;

(g) Convene, recess, reconvene, adjourn, and otherwise regulate the course of the formal hearing;

(h) Certify questions to the Commandant;

(i) If a party to a formal hearing fails to appear at a session of the hearing, proceed with the session without further notice to the party;

(j) Extend or shorten a time prescribed by this subpart to the extent consistent with the 240 days time limit prescribed in section 5(g) of the Act for completing public hearings in a proceeding;

(k) Prescribe a time for doing an act if the time is not prescribed in this subpart; and

(l) Take any other action authorized by or consistent with this subpart, the Act, or 5 U.S.C. 551-559.