27 CFR §71.97

1. (a)Administer oaths and affirmations;
2. (b)Issue subpoenas authorized by law;
3. (c)Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;
4. (d)Take or cause depositions to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby;
5. (e)Regulate the course of the hearing;
6. (f)Hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties;
7. (g)Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;
8. (h)Render recommended decisions in proceedings on applications for permits, and initial decisions in suspension, revocation, or annulment proceedings against permits;
9. (i)Call, examine and cross-examine witnesses, including hostile or adverse witnesses when they deem such action to be necessary to a just disposition of the cause, and introduce into the record documentary or other evidence; and
10. (j)Take any other action authorized by rule of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act.