3102.1 The Chairperson of the Board shall be the presiding officer at all hearings and meetings. The presiding officer shall have authority to do the following:

1. (a) Regulate the course of the proceedings;
2. (b) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;
3. (c) Determine if the materials supplied to the Board are of sufficient detail and clarity to permit a Board decision;
4. (d) Call, qualify, and question persons at a hearing, receive relevant information, and introduce into the record documentary or other material;
5. (e) Request any applicant or person at any time during a proceeding to state his or her respective position concerning any issues in the proceeding and theory in support thereof;
6. (f) Adjourn a proceeding and establish the date when it will be continued;
7. (g) Close a proceeding;
8. (h) Establish reasonable time limits for comments and fairly allocate time among the applicant, interested persons, and others;
9. (i) Exclude unduly repetitious or irrelevant comments or presentations, and permit a person to adopt the prior statement of another person; and
10. (j) Take any other action authorized by these rules or necessary under these rules for the proper, expeditious, and fair conduct of the hearing or meeting.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7447 (July 30, 2004).