[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 23]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR179.94]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 179_FORMAL EVIDENTIARY PUBLIC HEARING--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart E_Hearing Procedures

 

Sec.  179.94  Transcripts.



    (a) The hearing clerk shall make arrangements to have all oral 

testimony stenographically reported or recorded and transcribed, with 

evidence that is admitted in the form of written testimony or exhibits 

attached or incorporated as appropriate.

    (b) Unless the presiding officer orders otherwise, parties shall 

have 15 days from the date that the transcript of particular oral 

testimony first becomes available to propose corrections in the 

transcript of that testimony. Corrections are permitted only for 

transcription errors. The presiding officer shall promptly order 

justified corrections.

    (c) As soon as practicable after the taking of the last evidence, 

the presiding officer shall certify:

    (1) That the original transcript is a true transcript of the oral 

testimony offered or received at the hearing, except in such particulars 

as the presiding officer specifies.

    (2) That the written testimony and exhibits accompanying the 

transcript are all the written testimony and exhibits introduced at the 

hearing, with such exceptions as the presiding officer specifies.

    (3) The transcript with attached or incorporated material, as so 

certified by the presiding officer, shall be submitted to and filed by 

the hearing clerk under Sec.  179.80.

    (d) Copies of the transcript shall be available to the public in 

accordance with Sec.  179.81; parties may make special arrangements 

through the hearing clerk to obtain copies on an ongoing, expedited 

basis.