[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR134.222]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 134--RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING CASES BEFORE THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Rules of Practice for Most Cases
 
Sec. 134.222  Oral hearing.

    (a) Availability. A party may obtain an oral hearing only if:
    (1) It is required by regulation; or
    (2) Following the motion of a party, or at his or her own 
initiative, the Judge orders an oral hearing upon concluding that there 
is a genuine dispute as to a material fact that cannot be resolved 
except by the taking of testimony and the confrontation of witnesses.
    (b) Place and time. The place and time of oral hearings is within 
the discretion of the Judge, who shall give due regard to the necessity 
and convenience of the parties, their attorneys, and witnesses. The 
Judge may direct that an oral hearing be conducted by telephone.
    (c) Public access. Unless otherwise ordered by the Judge, all oral 
hearings are public.
    (d) Payment of subpoenaed witnesses. A party which obtains a 
witness' presence at an oral hearing by subpoena, must pay to that 
witness the fees and mileage costs to which the witness would be 
entitled in Federal Court.
    (e) Recording. Oral hearings will be recorded verbatim. A transcript 
of a recording may be purchased by a party, at its own expense, from the 
recording service.

[61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 35766, June 30, 1998]