[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR251.51] [Page 566-567] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS CONGRESS PART 251--COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES OF PROCEDURE--Table of Contents Subpart E--Procedures of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels Sec. 251.51 Closing the record. To close the record of hearing, the chairperson of a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel shall make an announcement that the taking of testimony has concluded. In its discretion the panel may close the record as of a future specified date, and allow time for exhibits yet to be prepared to be admitted, provided that the parties to the proceeding stipulate on the record that they waive the opportunity to cross-examine or present evidence with respect to such exhibits. The record in any hearing that has been recessed may not be closed by the chairperson before the day on which the hearing is to resume, [[Page 567]] except upon ten days' notice to all parties. [59 FR 23981, May 9, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 63041, Dec. 7, 1994]