[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: 45CFR801.311] [Page 320] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 801_VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart C_Challenges to Listing on Eligibility List Sec. 801.311 Powers of hearing officer. In addition to the powers otherwise vested in a hearing officer by this subpart, a hearing officer shall have the power to: (a) Administer oaths and affirmations; (b) Issue and quash subpenas; (c) Regulate the course of the hearing; (d) Rule on offers of proof; (e) Permit a party to withdraw from a hearing on a showing of good cause; (f) Limit the number of witnesses whose testimony would be cumulative; (g) Deny a challenge for failure to prosecute; (h) Exclude any person from the hearing for contumacious conduct or misbehavior that obstructs the hearing; and (i) Take any other action in the course of the hearing consistent with law that is necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of the Act.