(a) Upon his own motion or the motion of the parties, the Administrative Law Judge may direct the parties or their counsel to meet with him for a conference to consider:
- (1) Simplification of the issues;
- (2) Necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings for purposes of clarification, simplification, or limitations;
- (3) Stipulations, admissions of fact, and contents and authenticity of documents;
- (4) Limitation of the number of expert witnesses; and
- (5) Such other matters as may tend to expedite the disposition of the proceeding.
- (b) The record shall show the matters disposed of by order and by agreement in such prehearing conferences. The subsequent course of the proceeding shall be controlled by such action.
[45 FR 15158, Mar. 7, 1980. Redesignated and amended at 50 FR 31311, 31313, Aug. 1, 1985]