{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-110.105","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 110.105","heading":"Responsibility and power of the presiding officer in an oral hearing.","body":"(a) The presiding officer in any oral hearing shall conduct a fair hearing, develop a record that will contribute to informed decisionmaking, and, within the framework of the Commission's orders, have the power necessary to achieve these ends, including the power to:\n(1) Take action to avoid unnecessary delay and maintain order;\n(2) Dispose of procedural requests;\n(3) Question participants and witnesses, and entertain suggestions as to questions which may be asked of participants and witnessess;\n(4) Order consolidation of participants;\n(5) Establish the order of presentation;\n(6) Hold conferences before or during the hearing;\n(7) Establish reasonable time limits;\n(8) Limit the number of witnesses; and\n(9) Strike or reject duplicative or irrelevant presentations.\n(b) Where the Commission itself does not preside:\n(1) The presiding officer may certify questions or refer rulings to the Commission for decision;\n(2) Any hearing order may be modified by the Commission; and\n(3) The presiding officer will certify the completed hearing record to the Commission, which may then issue its opinion on the hearing or provide that additional testimony be presented.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 110—EXPORT AND IMPORT OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL","Subpart I—Hearings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"6dabded1e1d6fe5246c4b13ba8fc985913fc05086ec32ee6f8f21b7c67fbf1f1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-110.104","next":"us/10-cfr-110.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}