[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR148.279]

[Page 192]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 148--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C--Application Proceeding
 
Sec. 148.279  Motions.

    (a) Any request for a ruling or relief in a proceeding, except a 
request for a subpoena or a petition to intervene or present evidence at 
a formal hearing, must be submitted by motion. Each motion must be 
addressed to the administrative law judge, state the ruling or relief 
sought and the grounds therefor, and be accompanied, if appropriate, by 
a proposed order. Each written motion must be filed. An oral motion may 
be made only at the formal hearing or a conference.
    (b) Within seven days after service of a written motion, a party may 
file an answer supporting or opposing the motion.
    (c) Unless otherwise authorized by the administrative law judge, no 
oral argument is heard on a written motion. A brief may be filed with a 
written motion or an answer to a written motion.
    (d) The administrative law judge issues a ruling and any appropriate 
order for each motion made.
    (e) Except as otherwise provided in Sec.Sec. 148.253 and 148.263, a 
ruling of the administrative law judge on a motion may not be appealed 
to the Commandant. The administrative law judge may refer any ruling to 
the Commandant for review if he determines that the ruling involves an 
important question of law or policy.