17 CFR §201.350
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- (a)Contents of the record. The record shall consist of:
- (1)The order instituting proceedings, each notice of hearing and any amendments;
- (2)Each application, motion, submission or other paper, and any amendments, motions, objections, and exceptions to or regarding them;
- (3)Each stipulation, transcript of testimony and document or other item admitted into evidence;
- (4)Each written communication accepted by the hearing officer pursuant to § 201.210;
- (5)With respect to a request to disqualify a hearing officer or to allow the hearing officer's withdrawal under § 201.112, each affidavit or transcript of testimony taken and the decision made in connection with the request;
- (6)All motions, briefs and other papers filed on interlocutory appeal;
- (7)All proposed findings and conclusions;
- (8)Each written order issued by the hearing officer or Commission; and
- (9)Any other document or item accepted into the record by the hearing officer.
- (b)Retention of documents not admitted. Any document offered into evidence but excluded shall not be considered a part of the record. The Secretary shall retain any such document until the later of the date upon which a Commission order ending the proceeding becomes final, or the conclusion of any judicial review of the Commission's order.
- (c)Substitution of copies. A true copy of a document may be substituted for any document in the record or any document retained pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section.