{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-221.46","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 221.46","heading":"What sanctions may the ALJ impose for failure to comply with discovery?","body":"(a) Upon motion of a party, the ALJ may impose sanctions under paragraph (b) of this section if any party:\n(1) Fails to comply with an order approving discovery; or\n(2) Fails to supplement or amend a response to discovery under § 221.42(a).\n(b) The ALJ may impose one or more of the following sanctions:\n(1) Infer that the information, testimony, document, or other evidence withheld would have been adverse to the party;\n(2) Order that, for the purposes of the hearing, designated facts are established;\n(3) Order that the party not introduce into evidence, or otherwise rely on to support its case, any information, testimony, document, or other evidence:\n(i) That the party improperly withheld; or\n(ii) That the party obtained from another party in discovery;\n(4) Allow another party to use secondary evidence to show what the information, testimony, document, or other evidence withheld would have shown; or\n(5) Take other appropriate action to remedy the party's failure to comply.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 221—CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES","Subpart B—Hearing Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"c170a34f99b7d2428ec7b942b0b90f9d856d6abc8420449178317689f140aa1d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-221.45","next":"us/50-cfr-221.47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}