[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 15CFR904.252]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 904_CIVIL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart C_Hearing and Appeal Procedures

 

Sec. 904.252  Witnesses.



    (a) Any witness not a party may have personal counsel to advise him 

or her as to his or her rights, but such counsel may not otherwise 

participate in the hearing.

    (b) Witnesses who are not parties may be excluded from the hearing 

room prior to the taking of their testimony.

    (c) Witnesses other than NOAA employees subpoenaed under these 

rules, including Sec. 904.245, will be paid the same fees and mileage 

that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and 

witnesses whose depositions are taken are entitled to the same fees as 

are paid for like services in the courts of the United States. Fees and 

any other related expenses for NOAA emoloyees as authorized by the NOAA 

travel handbook will be paid by the party at whose instance the witness 

appears or the deposition is taken.

    (d) If a witness is expected to testify in a language other than the 

English language, the party sponsoring the witness must provide for the 

services of an interpreter and advise opposing counsel 10 days prior to 

the hearing concerning the extent to which interpreters are to be used. 

When available, the interpreter must be court certified under 28 U.S.C. 

1827.



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