---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1316.54"
title: "21"
number: "1316.54"
heading: "Prehearing conference."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1316.54"
---

# §1316.54. Prehearing conference.


The presiding officer on his own motion, or on the motion of any party for good cause shown, may direct all parties to appear at a specified time and place for a conference for:

- (a) **The simplification of the issues.**
- (b) **The possibility of obtaining stipulations, admission of facts, and documents.**
- (c) **The possibility of limiting the number of expert witnesses.**
- (d) **The identification and, if practicable, the scheduling of all witnesses to be called.**
- (e) The advance submission at the prehearing conference of all documentary evidence and affidavits to be marked for identification.
- (f) Such other matters as may aid in the expeditious disposition of the hearing.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 811, 812, 871(b), 875, 958(d), 965.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7820, Apr. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973.