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Title 43Public Lands: InteriorPart / Section
Subtitle AOffice of the Secretary of the Interior1 – 199
Part 45Conditions and Prescriptions in FERC Hydropower Licenses45.1 – 45.75
Subpart BHearing Process45.10 – 45.60
Representatives45.10
§ 45.10Who may represent a party, and what requirements apply to a representative?
Document Filing and Service45.11 – 45.13
§ 45.11What are the form and content requirements for documents under this subpart?
§ 45.12Where and how must documents be filed?
§ 45.13What are the requirements for service of documents?
Initiation of Hearing Process45.20 – 45.27
§ 45.20What supporting information must DOI provide with its preliminary conditions or prescriptions?
§ 45.21How do I request a hearing?
§ 45.22How do I file a notice of intervention and response?
§ 45.23Will hearing requests be consolidated?
§ 45.24Can a hearing process be stayed to allow for settlement discussions?
§ 45.25How will the bureau respond to any hearing requests?
§ 45.26What will DOI do with any hearing requests?
§ 45.27What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?
General Provisions Related to Hearings45.30 – 45.35
§ 45.30What will the Hearings Division do with a case referral?
§ 45.31What are the powers of the ALJ?
§ 45.32What happens if the ALJ becomes unavailable?
§ 45.33Under what circumstances may the ALJ be disqualified?
§ 45.34What is the law governing ex parte communications?
§ 45.35What are the requirements for motions?
Prehearing Conferences and Discovery45.40 – 45.47
§ 45.40What are the requirements for prehearing conferences?
§ 45.41How may parties obtain discovery of information needed for the case?
§ 45.42When must a party supplement or amend information it has previously provided?
§ 45.43What are the requirements for written interrogatories?
§ 45.44What are the requirements for depositions?
§ 45.45What are the requirements for requests for documents or tangible things or entry on land?
§ 45.46What sanctions may the ALJ impose for failure to comply with discovery?
§ 45.47What are the requirements for subpoenas and witness fees?
Hearing, Briefing, and Decision45.50 – 45.60
§ 45.50When and where will the hearing be held?
§ 45.51What are the parties' rights during the hearing?
§ 45.52What are the requirements for presenting testimony?
§ 45.53How may a party use a deposition in the hearing?
§ 45.54What are the requirements for exhibits, official notice, and stipulations?
§ 45.55What evidence is admissible at the hearing?
§ 45.56What are the requirements for transcription of the hearing?
§ 45.57Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?
§ 45.58When will the hearing record close?
§ 45.59What are the requirements for post-hearing briefs?
§ 45.60What are the requirements for the ALJ's decision?