[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR16.211]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 16_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR FEDERALLY-ASSISTED AIRPORT ENFORCEMENT 

PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents

 

                           Subpart F_Hearings

 

Sec. 16.211  Prehearing conference.



    (a) Prehearing conference notice. The hearing officer schedules a 

prehearing conference and serves a prehearing conference notice on the 

parties promptly after being designated as a hearing officer.

    (1) The prehearing conference notice specifies the date, time, 

place, and manner (in person or by telephone) of the prehearing 

conference.

    (2) The prehearing conference notice may direct the parties to 

exchange proposed witness lists, requests for evidence and the 

production of documents in the possession of another party, responses to 

interrogatories, admissions, proposed procedural schedules, and proposed 

stipulations before the date of the prehearing conference.

    (b) The prehearing conference. The prehearing conference is 

conducted by telephone or in person, at the hearing officer's 

discretion. The prehearing conference addresses matters raised in the 

prehearing conference notice and such other matters as the hearing 

officer determines will assist in a prompt, full and fair hearing of the 

issues.



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    (c) Prehearing conference report. At the close of the prehearing 

conference, the hearing officer rules on any requests for evidence and 

the production of documents in the possession of other parties, 

responses to interrogatories, and admissions; on any requests for 

depositions; on any proposed stipulations; and on any pending 

applications for subpoenas as permitted by Sec. 16.219. In addition, 

the hearing officer establishes the schedule, which shall provide for 

the issuance of an initial decision not later than 110 days after 

issuance of the Director's determination order unless otherwise provided 

in the hearing order.