[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 50, Volume 7] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 50CFR221.32] [Page 100] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 221_PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES--Table of Contents Subpart B_Hearing Process Sec. 221.32 What happens if the ALJ becomes unavailable? (a) If the ALJ becomes unavailable or otherwise unable to perform the duties described in Sec. 221.31, the Department of Commerce's designated ALJ office shall designate a successor. (b) If a hearing has commenced and the ALJ cannot proceed with it, a successor ALJ may do so. At the request of a party, the successor ALJ may recall any witness whose testimony is material and disputed, and who is available to testify again without undue burden. The successor ALJ may, within his or her discretion, recall any other witness.