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Title 50Wildlife and FisheriesPart / Section
Chapter IINational Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce200 – 299
Subchapter CMarine Mammals216 – 229
Part 221Conditions and Prescriptions in FERC Hydropower Licenses221.1 – 221.75
Subpart BHearing Process221.10 – 221.60
Representatives221.10
§ 221.10Who may represent a party, and what requirements apply to a representative?
Document Filing and Service221.11 – 221.13
§ 221.11What are the form and content requirements for documents under this subpart?
§ 221.12Where and how must documents be filed?
§ 221.13What are the requirements for service of documents?
Initiation of Hearing Process221.20 – 221.27
§ 221.20What supporting information must NOAA provide with its preliminary conditions or prescriptions?
§ 221.21How do I request a hearing?
§ 221.22How do I file a notice of intervention and response?
§ 221.23Will hearing requests be consolidated?
§ 221.24Can a hearing process be stayed to allow for settlement discussions?
§ 221.25How will NOAA respond to any hearing requests?
§ 221.26What will the Office of Habitat Conservation do with any hearing requests?
§ 221.27What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?
General Provisions Related to Hearings221.30 – 221.35
§ 221.30What will the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office do with a case referral?
§ 221.31What are the powers of the ALJ?
§ 221.32What happens if the ALJ becomes unavailable?
§ 221.33Under what circumstances may the ALJ be disqualified?
§ 221.34What is the law governing ex parte communications?
§ 221.35What are the requirements for motions?
Prehearing Conferences and Discovery221.40 – 221.47
§ 221.40What are the requirements for prehearing conferences?
§ 221.41How may parties obtain discovery of information needed for the case?
§ 221.42When must a party supplement or amend information it has previously provided?
§ 221.43What are the requirements for written interrogatories?
§ 221.44What are the requirements for depositions?
§ 221.45What are the requirements for requests for documents or tangible things or entry on land?
§ 221.46What sanctions may the ALJ impose for failure to comply with discovery?
§ 221.47What are the requirements for subpoenas and witness fees?
Hearing, Briefing, and Decision221.50 – 221.60
§ 221.50When and where will the hearing be held?
§ 221.51What are the parties' rights during the hearing?
§ 221.52What are the requirements for presenting testimony?
§ 221.53How may a party use a deposition in the hearing?
§ 221.54What are the requirements for exhibits, official notice, and stipulations?
§ 221.55What evidence is admissible at the hearing?
§ 221.56What are the requirements for transcription of the hearing?
§ 221.57Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?
§ 221.58When will the hearing record close?
§ 221.59What are the requirements for post-hearing briefs?
§ 221.60What are the requirements for the ALJ's decision?