{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1911.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1911.16","heading":"Powers of presiding officer.","body":"The officer presiding at a hearing shall have all the powers necessary or appropriate to conduct a fair and full hearing, including the powers:\n(a) To regulate the course of the proceedings;\n(b) To dispose of procedural requests, objections, and comparable matters;\n(c) To confine the presentations to the issues specified in the notice of hearing, or, where no issues are specified, to matters pertinent to the proposed rule;\n(d) To regulate the conduct of those present at the hearing by appropriate means;\n(e) In his discretion, to permit cross- examination of any witness;\n(f) To take official notice of material facts not appearing in the evidence in the record, so long as parties are entitled, on timely request, to an opportunity to show the contrary; and\n(g) In his discretion, to keep the record open for a reasonable, stated time to receive written recommendations, and supporting reasons, and additional data, views, and arguments from any person who has participated in the oral proceeding.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1911—RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PROMULGATING, MODIFYING, OR REVOKING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OR HEALTH STANDARDS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"559bfae28c4c78bb20ba356af78548f9f4b823e4904babf081a471b7a54351cd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1911.15","next":"us/29-cfr-1911.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}