{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-824.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 824.10","heading":"Hearing Officer.","body":"The Hearing Officer:\n(a) Is responsible for the administrative preparations for the hearing;\n(b) Convenes the hearing as soon as is reasonable;\n(c) Administers oaths and affirmations;\n(d) Issues subpoenas, at the request of either party or on the Hearing Officer's motion;\n(e) Rules on offers of proof and receives relevant evidence;\n(f) Takes depositions or has depositions taken when the ends of justice would be served;\n(g) Conducts the hearing in a manner which is fair and impartial;\n(h) Holds conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties;\n(i) Disposes of procedural requests or similar matters;\n(j) Requires production of documents; and\n(k) Makes an initial decision under § 824.13.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","PART 824—PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY VIOLATIONS"],"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":"b0d26ccf44b9e39a2b55edfd1cb81d433f1c0e2eb7e2d352438419401d07cae9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-824.9","next":"us/10-cfr-824.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}