[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR904.252]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 904--CIVIL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Hearing and Appeal Procedures
 
Sec. 904.252  Witnesses.

    (a) Any witness not a party may have personal counsel to advise him 
or her as to his or her rights, but such counsel may not otherwise 
participate in the hearing.
    (b) Witnesses who are not parties may be excluded from the hearing 
room prior to the taking of their testimony.
    (c) Witnesses other than NOAA employees subpoenaed under these 
rules, including Sec. 904.245, will be paid the same fees and mileage 
that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and 
witnesses whose depositions are taken are entitled to the same fees as 
are paid for like services in the courts of the United States. Fees and 
any other related expenses for NOAA emoloyees as authorized by the NOAA 
travel handbook will be paid by the party at whose instance the witness 
appears or the deposition is taken.
    (d) If a witness is expected to testify in a language other than the 
English language, the party sponsoring the witness must provide for the 
services of an interpreter and advise opposing counsel 10 days prior to 
the hearing concerning the extent to which interpreters are to be used. 
When available, the interpreter must be court certified under 28 U.S.C. 
1827.