When assigned to a formal hearing, an ALJ may:

1. (a) Administer oaths and affirmations;
2. (b) Issue subpoenas;
3. (c) Issue rules of procedure for written evidence;
4. (d) Rule on offers of proof and receive evidence;
5. (e) Examine witnesses;
6. (f) Rule on motions of the parties;
7. (g) Suspend or bar an attorney from representing a person in the proceeding for unsuitable conduct;
8. (h) Exclude any person for disruptive behavior during the hearing;
9. (i) Set the hearing schedule;
10. (j) Certify questions to the Commandant (CG-5P);
11. (k) Proceed with a scheduled session of the hearing in the absence of a party who failed to appear;
12. (l) Extend or shorten a non-statutorily imposed deadline under this subpart within the 240-day time limit for the completion of public hearings in 33 U.S.C. 1504(g);
13. (m) Set deadlines not specified in this subpart or the Deepwater Ports Act; and
14. (n) Take any other action authorized by or consistent with this subpart, the Deepwater Ports Act, or 5 U.S.C. 551-559.

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]