Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.201.101 Prehearing conference

(a) At the prehearing conference the following matters, among others, shall be considered:  (1) Petitions for leave to intervene;  (2) motions for consolidation or severance of dockets for joint or separate hearing to the extent that the Administration has not theretofore taken specific action;  (3) simplification and delineation of the issues to be heard;  (4) designation of matters in respect of which official notice may be taken;  (5) requests for discovery and production of evidence considered to be generally relevant and material to the issues in the proceeding;  (6) stipulations;  (7) limitation of number of witnesses, particularly the avoidance of duplicate expert witnesses;  (8) procedure applicable to the proceeding;  (9) offers of settlement, as hereinafter to be more particularly discussed in § 201.103;  and (10) scheduling of the dates for exchange of exhibits, written testimony both affirmative and rebuttal and establishing the date, time and place for hearing.

(b) If deemed necessary or appropriate, the presiding officer may also, on his own motion, or on motion of Public Counsel direct any party to a proceeding to prepare and submit exhibits setting forth studies, forecasts, or estimates on matters relevant and material to the issues in the proceeding to be sponsored by witnesses available for cross-examination thereon.