46 C.F.R. § 502.73 Motions.
Title 46 - Shipping
(a) In any docketed proceeding, an application or request for an order or ruling not otherwise specifically provided for in this part shall be by motion. After the assignment of a presiding officer to a proceeding and before the issuance of his or her recommended or initial decision, all motions shall be addressed to and ruled upon by the presiding officer unless the subject matter of the motion is beyond his or her authority, in which event the matter shall be referred to the Commission. If the proceeding is not before the presiding officer, motions shall be designated as “petitions” and shall be addressed to and passed upon by the Commission. (b) Motions shall be in writing, except that a motion made at a hearing shall be sufficient if stated orally upon the record, unless the presiding officer directs that it be reduced to writing. (c) All written motions shall state clearly and concisely the purpose of and the relief sought by the motion, the statutory or principal authority relied upon, and the facts claimed to constitute the grounds requiring the relief requested; and shall conform with the requirements of subpart H of this part. (d) Oral argument upon a written motion may be permitted at the discretion of the presiding officer or the Commission, as the case may be. (e) A repetitious motion will not be entertained. [Rule 73.]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 502—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subpart E—Proceedings; Pleadings; Motions; Replies
§ 502.73 Motions.
