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33 CFR §148.236

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When assigned to a formal hearing, an ALJ may:
  1. (a)Administer oaths and affirmations;
  2. (b)Issue subpoenas;
  3. (c)Issue rules of procedure for written evidence;
  4. (d)Rule on offers of proof and receive evidence;
  5. (e)Examine witnesses;
  6. (f)Rule on motions of the parties;
  7. (g)Suspend or bar an attorney from representing a person in the proceeding for unsuitable conduct;
  8. (h)Exclude any person for disruptive behavior during the hearing;
  9. (i)Set the hearing schedule;
  10. (j)Certify questions to the Commandant (CG-5P);
  11. (k)Proceed with a scheduled session of the hearing in the absence of a party who failed to appear;
  12. (l)Extend or shorten a non-statutorily imposed deadline under this subpart within the 240-day time limit for the completion of public hearings in 33 U.S.C. 1504(g);
  13. (m)Set deadlines not specified in this subpart or the Deepwater Ports Act; and
  14. (n)Take any other action authorized by or consistent with this subpart, the Deepwater Ports Act, or 5 U.S.C. 551-559.