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29 CFR §1603.202

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The administrative law judge shall have all the powers necessary to conduct fair, expeditious, and impartial hearings as provided in 5 U.S.C. 556(c). In addition, the administrative law judge shall have the power to:
  1. (a)Change the time, place, or date of the hearing;
  2. (b)Enter a default decision against a party failing to appear at a hearing unless the party shows good cause by contacting the administrative law judge either prior to the hearing or within 2 days after the scheduled hearing and presenting arguments as to why the party or the party's representative could not appear; and
  3. (c)Take any appropriate action authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. appendix).