[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR845.23]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                              SAFETY BOARD
 
PART 845--RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION; ACCIDENT/INCIDENT HEARINGS 
AND REPORTS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--Conduct of Hearing
 
Sec. 845.23  Prehearing conference.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section for 
expedited hearings, the chairman of the board of inquiry shall hold a 
prehearing conference with the parties to the hearing at a convenient 
time and place prior to the hearing. At such prehearing conference, the 
parties shall be advised of the witnesses to be called at the hearing, 
the areas in which they will be examined, and the exhibits which will be 
offered in evidence.
    (b) Parties shall submit at the prehearing conference copies of any 
additional documentary exhibits they desire to offer. (Copies of all 
exhibits proposed for admission by the board of inquiry and the parties 
shall be furnished to the board of inquiry and to all parties, insofar 
as available at that time.)
    (c) A party who, at the time of the prehearing conference, fails to 
advise the chairman of the board of inquiry of additional exhibits he 
intends to submit, or additional witnesses he desires to examine, shall 
be precluded from introducing such evidence unless the chairman of the 
board of inquiry determines for good cause shown that such evidence 
should be admitted.
    (d) Expedited hearings. When time permits, the chairman of the board 
of inquiry may hold a prehearing conference. In the event that an 
expedited hearing is held, the requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c) of 
this section concerning the identification of witnesses, exhibits or 
other evidence may be waived by the chairman of the board of inquiry.