43 C.F.R. § 4.111 Prehearing or presubmission conference.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
Whether the case is to be submitted without a hearing, or heard pursuant to §§4.118 through 4.123, the Board may upon its own initiative or upon the application of either party, call upon the parties to appear before a member or hearing officer of the Board for a conference to consider: (a) The simplification or clarification of the issues; (b) The possibility of obtaining stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, or similar agreements which will avoid unnecessary proof; (c) The limitation of the number of expert witnesses, or avoidance of similar cumulative evidence, if the case is to be heard; (d) The possibility of agreement disposing of all or any of the issues in dispute; and (e) Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the appeal. Any conference results that are not reflected in a transcript shall be reduced to writing by the Board member or the hearing officer. This writing shall thereafter constitute part of the record.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES
Subpart C—Special Rules of Practice Before the Interior Board of Contract Appeals
Prehearing Procedure Rules
§ 4.111 Prehearing or presubmission conference.
