---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 2700.55"
title: "29"
number: "2700.55"
heading: "Powers of ALJs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/2700.55"
---

# §2700.55. Powers of ALJs.


Subject to these rules, an ALJ is empowered to:

- (a) Administer oaths and affirmations;
- (b) Issue subpoenas authorized by law;
- (c) Rule on offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;
- (d) Order depositions to be taken;
- (e) Regulate the course of the hearing;
- (f) Hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues;
- (g) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;
- (h) Make decisions in the proceedings, provided that the ALJ shall not be assigned to make a recommended decision; and
- (i) Take other action authorized by these rules, by [5 U.S.C. 556](/usc/5/556.md), or by the Act.

## Notes

### Amendments

[90 FR 5623, Jan. 17, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 815, 820, and 823.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 12164, Mar. 3, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[90 FR 5623, Jan. 17, 2025]