49 C.F.R. § 511.21 Prehearing conferences.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) When held. (1) A prehearing conference shall be held in person or by conference telephone call, except in unusual circumstances, approximately fifty (50) days after publication in the (i) Motions for consolidation of proceedings; (ii) Identification, simplification and clarification of the issues; (iii) Necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings; (iv) Stipulations and admissions of fact and of the content and authenticity of documents; (v) Oppositions to notices of oral examination; (vi) Motions for protective orders to limit or modify discovery; (vii) Issuance of subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents; (viii) Limitation of the number of witnesses, particularly the avoidance of duplicate expert witnesses; (ix) Matters of which official notice will be taken and matters which may be resolved by reliance upon findings of other Federal agencies; and (x) Other matters which may expedite the conduct of the hearing.
Title 49: Transportation
PART 511—ADJUDICATIVE PROCEDURES
Subpart C—Prehearing Procedures; Motions; Interlocutory Appeals; Summary Judgment; Settlement
§ 511.21 Prehearing conferences.