[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 49CFR201.21]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 201_FORMAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR PASSENGER SERVICE--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  201.21  Oral and written arguments.



    (a) The presiding officer may, in his discretion, provide for oral 

argument at the end of the hearing. Such argument, when permitted, may 

be limited by the presiding officer to the extent necessary for the 

expeditious disposition of the proceeding.

    (b) The presiding officer shall announce at the hearing a reasonable 

period of time within which any interested person may file with the 

presiding officer any written comments on the application, including 

proposed findings and conclusions or written arguments or brief based 

upon the record, citing where practicable the relevant page or pages of 

the transcript. If a party filing a brief desires the presiding officer 

to reconsider any objection made by such party to a ruling of the 

presiding officer, he shall specifically identify such rulings by 

reference to the pertinent pages of the transcript and shall state his 

arguments thereon as a part of the brief.

    (c) Oral or written arguments shall be limited to issues arising 

from direct testimony on the record.