{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-280.213","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 280.213","heading":"Prehearing conference.","body":"(a) The administrative law judge, on his or her own motion or on request of a party, may direct the parties to participate in a prehearing conference, either in person or by telephone, to consider:\n(1) Simplification of issues;\n(2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings;\n(3) Obtaining stipulations of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof; or\n(4) Such other matters as may expedite the disposition of the proceedings.\n(b) The administrative law judge may order the conference proceedings to be recorded electronically or taken by a reporter, transcribed and filed with the ALJ.\n(c) If a prehearing conference is impracticable, the administrative law judge may direct the parties to correspond with the ALJ to achieve the purposes of such a conference.\n(d) The administrative law judge will prepare a summary of any actions agreed on or taken pursuant to this section. The summary will include any written stipulations or agreements made by the parties.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER J—ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS","PART 280—FASTENER QUALITY","Subpart C—Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"9d481cacb12dc3215dd6c4dbe4c2db05e0fce35a584de9f1058e284d8074e7e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-280.212","next":"us/15-cfr-280.214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}