---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 719.13"
title: "15"
number: "719.13"
heading: "Prehearing conference."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/719.13"
---

# §719.13. Prehearing conference.

- (a) On the ALJ's own motion, or on request of a party, the ALJ may direct the parties to participate in a prehearing conference, either in person or by telephone, to consider:
  - (1) Simplification of issues;
  - (2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings;
  - (3) Obtaining stipulations of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof; or
  - (4) Such other matters as may expedite the disposition of the proceedings.
- (b) The ALJ may order the conference proceedings to be recorded electronically or taken by a reporter, transcribed and filed with the ALJ.
- (c) If a prehearing conference is impracticable, the ALJ may direct the parties to correspond with the ALJ to achieve the purposes of such a conference.
- (d) The ALJ 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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR 1994, Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13128, 64 FR 36703, 3 CFR 1999 Comp., p. 199.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted.