{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-148.236","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 148.236","heading":"What authority does an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) have?","body":"When assigned to a formal hearing, an ALJ may:\n(a) Administer oaths and affirmations;\n(b) Issue subpoenas;\n(c) Issue rules of procedure for written evidence;\n(d) Rule on offers of proof and receive evidence;\n(e) Examine witnesses;\n(f) Rule on motions of the parties;\n(g) Suspend or bar an attorney from representing a person in the proceeding for unsuitable conduct;\n(h) Exclude any person for disruptive behavior during the hearing;\n(i) Set the hearing schedule;\n(j) Certify questions to the Commandant (CG-5P);\n(k) Proceed with a scheduled session of the hearing in the absence of a party who failed to appear;\n(l) Extend or shorten a non-statutorily imposed deadline under this subpart within the 240-day time limit for the completion of public hearings in 33 U.S.C. 1504(g);\n(m) Set deadlines not specified in this subpart or the Deepwater Ports Act; and\n(n) Take any other action authorized by or consistent with this subpart, the Deepwater Ports Act, or 5 U.S.C. 551-559.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS","PART 148—DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL","Subpart C—Processing Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"09a858bf356f113ebf2427f4b38e53dc1e9b74e88bb03a4ed97d72489a04ff8f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-148.234","next":"us/33-cfr-148.238"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}