Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: February 15, 2024) |
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of the Interior |
Part 4 - Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures |
Subpart K - Hearing Process Concerning Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes |
ALJ'S Powers, Unavailability, Disqualification, and Communications |
§ 4.1014 - What are the powers of the ALJ?
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§ 4.1014 What are the powers of the ALJ?
The ALJ has all powers necessary to conduct the hearing process in a fair, orderly, expeditious, and impartial manner, including the powers to:
(a) Administer oaths and affirmations;
(b) Issue subpoenas to the extent authorized by law;
(c) Rule on motions;
(d) Authorize discovery under exceptional circumstances as provided in this subpart;
(e) Hold hearings and conferences;
(f) Regulate the course of hearings;
(g) Call and question witnesses;
(h) Exclude any person from a hearing or conference for misconduct or other good cause;
(i) Impose non-monetary sanctions for a person's failure to comply with an ALJ order or provision of this subpart;
(j) Issue a recommended decision; and
(k) Take any other action authorized by law.