[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR672.16]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 672_ENFORCEMENT AND HEARING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 672.16  Objections and offers of proof.



    (a) Objection. Any objection concerning the conduct of the hearing 

may be made orally or in writing during the hearing. The party raising 

the objection must supply a short statement of its grounds. The ruling 

by the Presiding Officer on any objection and the reasons given for it 

shall be part of the record. An exception to each objection overruled 

shall be automatic and is not waived by further participation in the 

hearing.

    (b) Offer of proof. Whenever evidence is excluded from the record, 

the party offering the evidence may make an offer of proof, which shall 

be included in the record. The offer of proof for excluded oral 

testimony shall consist of a brief statement describing the nature of 

the evidence excluded. The offer of proof for excluded documents or 

exhibits shall consist of the insertion in the record of the documents 

or exhibits excluded.