{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-831.1107","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 831.1107","heading":"Powers of presiding officers.","body":"The presiding officer may:\n(a) Administer oaths and affirmations;\n(b) Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;\n(c) Fix the time and place of hearing;\n(d) Regulate the course of the hearing;\n(e) Exclude any person from the hearing for contumacious conduct or misbehavior that obstructs the hearing;\n(f) Hold conferences for simplification of the issues, or for any other purpose;\n(g) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;\n(h) Authorize the filing of briefs and set the time for filing;\n(i) Make initial decisions; and\n(j) Take any other action in the course of the proceeding consistent with the purposes of this subpart.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 831—RETIREMENT","Subpart K—Prohibition on Payments of Annuities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"c086b4e543ba541168d178c0529590deec34305e1bccd6d4b57a7781d3a1dea6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-831.1106","next":"us/5-cfr-831.1108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}