- (a) All direct testimony in an oral hearing shall be filed no later than 15 days before the hearing or as otherwise ordered or allowed pursuant to the provisions of § 2.1322.
- (b) Written testimony will be received into evidence in exhibit form.
- (c) Participants may designate and present their own witnesses to the Presiding Officer.
- (d) Testimony for the NRC staff will be presented only by persons designated for that purpose by either the Executive Director for Operations or a delegee of the Executive Director for Operations.
- (e) Participants and witnesses will be questioned orally or in writing and only by the Presiding Officer. Questions may be addressed to individuals or to panels of participants or witnesses.
- (f) The Presiding Officer may accept written testimony from a person unable to appear at the hearing, and may request him or her to respond to questions.
- (g) No subpoenas will be granted at the request of participants for attendance and testimony of participants or witnesses or the production of evidence.
[63 FR 66730, Dec. 3, 1998, as amended at 69 FR 2271, Jan. 14, 2004]