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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of the Interior |
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Part 4 - Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures |
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Subpart C - XXX |
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Prehearing Procedure Rules |
§ 4.111 - Prehearing or presubmission conference.
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Whether the case is to be submitted without a hearing, or heard pursuant to §§ 4.118 through 4.123, the Board may upon its own initiative or upon the application of either party, call upon the parties to appear before a member or hearing officer of the Board for a conference to consider:
(a) The simplification or clarification of the issues;
(b) The possibility of obtaining stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, or similar agreements which will avoid unnecessary proof;
(c) The limitation of the number of expert witnesses, or avoidance of similar cumulative evidence, if the case is to be heard;
(d) The possibility of agreement disposing of all or any of the issues in dispute; and
(e) Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the appeal.
Any conference results that are not reflected in a transcript shall be reduced to writing by the Board member or the hearing officer. This writing shall thereafter constitute part of the record.