19 C.F.R. § 356.22 – Prehearing conference.

(a)
1. (1) If an administrative hearing has been requested, the administrative law judge will direct the parties to attend a prehearing conference to consider:
  1. (i) Simplification of issues;
  2. (ii) Obtaining stipulations of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof;
  3. (iii) Settlement of the matter;
  4. (iv) Discovery; and
  5. (v) Such other matters as may expedite the disposition of the proceedings.
2. (2) Any relevant and significant stipulations or admissions will be incorporated into the initial decision.
(b) If a prehearing conference is impractical, the administrative law judge will direct the parties to correspond with each other or to confer by telephone or otherwise to achieve the purposes of such a conference.