(a) The administrative record of a hearing before a Board consists of the following:
- (1) All relevant Federal Register notices.
- (2) All written submissions under § 13.20.
- (3) The transcripts of all hearings of the Board.
- (4) The initial decision of the Board.
(b) The record of the administrative proceeding is closed—
- (1) Relevant to receiving information and data, at the time specified in § 13.30(i); and
- (2) Relevant to pleadings, at the time specified in § 13.30(i) for filing a written statement of position with proposed findings and conclusions.
- (c) The Board may, in its discretion, reopen the record to receive further evidence at any time before filing an initial decision.