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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 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 E - Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and Appeals |
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Hearings on Appeals Involving Questions of Fact |
§ 4.452-4 - Authority of administrative law judge.
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§ 4.452-4 Authority of administrative law judge.
The administrative law judge is vested with general authority to conduct the hearing in an orderly and judicial manner, including authority to subpoena witnesses and to take and cause depositions to be taken for the purpose of tasking testimony but not for discovery in accordance with the act of January 31, 1903 (43 U.S.C. 102-106), to administer oaths, to call and question witnesses, and to make a decision. The issuance of subpoenas, the attendance of witnesses and the taking of depositions shall be governed by §§ 4.423 and 4.26 of the general rules in subpart B of this part.