When proceedings involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the hearing examiner or before the final decision maker, the proceedings may be consolidated. If the proceedings consolidated involve different parties or burdens of going forward or persuasion, procedures may be imposed which will assure an expeditious and just proceeding.

Authority: Environment Article, §1-404; State Government Article, §10-204; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 31, 1973

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.01.03 to COMAR 26.01.02

Regulations .01—.10 repealed effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2183)

Regulations .01—.39 adopted effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2183)

Regulation .05C adopted effective April 29, 1991 (18:8 Md. R. 864)