REPRESENTATIVES

• § 221.10 - Who may represent a party, and what requirements apply to a representative?

DOCUMENT FILING AND SERVICE

• § 221.11 - What are the form and content requirements for documents under this subpart?

• § 221.12 - Where and how must documents be filed?

• § 221.13 - What are the requirements for service of documents?

INITIATION OF HEARING PROCESS

• § 221.20 - What supporting information must NOAA provide with its preliminary conditions or prescriptions?

• § 221.21 - How do I request a hearing?

• § 221.22 - How do I file a notice of intervention and response?

• § 221.23 - Will hearing requests be consolidated?

• § 221.24 - Can a hearing process be stayed to allow for settlement discussions?

• § 221.25 - How will NOAA respond to any hearing requests?

• § 221.26 - What will the Office of Habitat Conservation do with any hearing requests?

• § 221.27 - What regulations apply to a case referred for a hearing?

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO HEARINGS

• § 221.30 - What will the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office do with a case referral?

• § 221.31 - What are the powers of the ALJ?

• § 221.32 - What happens if the ALJ becomes unavailable?

• § 221.33 - Under what circumstances may the ALJ be disqualified?

• § 221.34 - What is the law governing ex parte communications?

• § 221.35 - What are the requirements for motions?

PREHEARING CONFERENCES AND DISCOVERY

• § 221.40 - What are the requirements for prehearing conferences?

• § 221.41 - How may parties obtain discovery of information needed for the case?

• § 221.42 - When must a party supplement or amend information it has previously provided?

• § 221.43 - What are the requirements for written interrogatories?

• § 221.44 - What are the requirements for depositions?

• § 221.45 - What are the requirements for requests for documents or tangible things or entry on land?

• § 221.46 - What sanctions may the ALJ impose for failure to comply with discovery?

• § 221.47 - What are the requirements for subpoenas and witness fees?

HEARING, BRIEFING, AND DECISION

• § 221.50 - When and where will the hearing be held?

• § 221.51 - What are the parties' rights during the hearing?

• § 221.52 - What are the requirements for presenting testimony?

• § 221.53 - How may a party use a deposition in the hearing?

• § 221.54 - What are the requirements for exhibits, official notice, and stipulations?

• § 221.55 - What evidence is admissible at the hearing?

• § 221.56 - What are the requirements for transcription of the hearing?

• § 221.57 - Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?

• § 221.58 - When will the hearing record close?

• § 221.59 - What are the requirements for post-hearing briefs?

• § 221.60 - What are the requirements for the ALJ's decision?