311.1 The Commissioner may require parties to appear at a specified date, time, and place for a pre-hearing conference for the purpose of addressing the following matters:

1. (a) Simplification of issues;
2. (b) Admissions or stipulations of fact;
3. (c) Requests for official notice;
4. (d) Discovery disputes, where discovery is expressly allowed by statute, or by order of the Commissioner;
5. (e) Preliminary motions;
6. (f) Admissibility of evidence;
7. (g) Order of presentation;
8. (h) Limitation of the number of witnesses;
9. (i) Exchange of prepared testimony and exhibits between the parties;
10. (j) Scheduling; and
11. (k) Other matters that will promote the orderly and efficient conduct of the hearing.

311.2 The Commissioner shall make any action taken at a pre-hearing conference part of the record.

SOURCE: As amended by final rulemaking published at 49 DCR 9285 (October 11, 2002).