[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR205.198]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 205_ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SANCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart O_Notice of Probable Violation, Remedial Order, Notice of 
            Proposed Disallowance, and Order of Disallowance
 
Sec. 205.198  Discovery.

    (a) If a person intends to file a Motion for Discovery, he must file 
it at the same time that he files his Statement of Objections or at the 
same time he files his Response to a Statement of Objections, whichever 
is earlier. All Motions for Discovery and related filings must be served 
upon the person to whom the discovery is directed. If the person to whom 
the discovery is directed is not on the official service list, the 
documents served upon him shall include a copy of this section, the 
address of the Office of Hearings and Appeals and a statement that 
objections to the Motion may be filed with the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals.

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    (b) A Motion for Discovery may request that:
    (1) A person produce for inspection and photocopying non-privileged 
written material in his possession;
    (2) A person respond to written interrogatories;
    (3) A person admit to the genuineness of any relevant document or 
the truth of any relevant fact; or
    (4) The deposition of a material witness be taken.
    (c) A Motion for Discovery shall set forth the reasons why the 
particular discovery is necessary in order to obtain relevant and 
material evidence and shall explain why such discovery would not unduly 
delay the proceeding.
    (d) Within 20 days after a Motion for Discovery is served, a 
participant or a person to whom the discovery is directed may file a 
request that the Motion be denied in whole or in part, stating the 
reasons which support the request.
    (e) Discovery may be conducted only pursuant to an Order issued by 
the Office of Hearings and Appeals. A Motion for Discovery will be 
granted if it is concluded that discovery is necessary for the party to 
obtain relevant and material evidence and that discovery will not unduly 
delay the proceeding. Depositions will be permitted if a convincing 
showing is made that the participant cannot obtain the material sought 
through one of the other discovery means specified in paragraph (b) of 
this section.
    (f) The Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals or his 
designee may issue subpoenas in accordance with Sec. 205.8 in support 
of Discovery Orders, except that Sec. 205.8 (h)(2), (3), and (4) shall 
not apply to such subpoenas.
    (g) The Office of Hearings and Appeals may order that any direct 
expenses incurred by a person to produce evidence pursuant to a Motion 
for Discovery be charged to the person who filed the Motion.
    (h)(1) If a person fails to comply with an order relating to 
discovery, the Office of Hearings and Appeals may order appropriate 
sanctions.
    (2) It shall be the duty of aggrieved participants to request that 
appropriate relief be fashioned in such situations.
    (i) Any order issued by the Office of Hearings and Appeals with 
respect to discovery shall be subject to further administrative review 
or appeal only upon issuance of the determination referred to in Sec. 
205.199B.