---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 906.6"
title: "22"
number: "906.6"
heading: "Powers of presiding member."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/906.6"
---

# §906.6. Powers of presiding member.


In connection with the hearing, the presiding member shall, as appropriate:

- (a) Fix the time and place of the hearing;
- (b) Order further conferences;
- (c) Regulate the course of the hearing;
- (d) Administer oaths and affirmations;
- (e) Dispose of procedural requests and similar matters;
- (f) Rule on admissibility of testimony and exhibits;
- (g) Exclude any person from the hearing for behavior that obstructs the hearing;
- (h) Authorize and set the time for the filing of briefs or other documents;
- (i) Grant continuances and extensions of time;
- (j) Reopen the record;
- (k) **Take any other action in the course of the proceedings consistent with the purpose of this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 610 and 1106 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-465 (22 U.S.C. 4010 and 4136), as amended.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 31356, Aug. 2, 1985, unless otherwise noted.