---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 403.9"
title: "33"
number: "403.9"
heading: "Prehearings. [Rule 9]"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/403.9"
---

# §403.9. Prehearings. [Rule 9]


The Board may direct, orally or in writing, parties or their representatives to appear before the Board or a member of the Board at a specified time and place for a conference prior to or during the course of a hearing or, in lieu of personally appearing, to submit suggestions in writing, for the purpose of formulating issues and considering:

- (a) The simplification of issues;
- (b) The procedure at the hearing;
- (c) The necessity or desirability of amending the application, answer or reply for the purpose of clarification, amplification or limitation;
- (d) The mutual exchange among the parties of documents and exhibits proposed to be submitted at the hearing; and
- (e) Such other matters as may aid in the simplification of the evidence and disposition of the proceeding. [[Rule 9](/cfr/33/9.md)]

## Notes

### Amendments

[24 FR 9307, Nov. 18, 1959; 24 FR 10445, Dec. 23, 1959. Redesignated at 47 FR 13805, Apr. 1, 1982]

### Authority

Authority: 68 Stat. 92-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990; Agreement between the Governments of United States and of Canada dated March 9, 1959, 10 U.S.T. 323, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 24 FR 9307, Nov. 18, 1959; 24 FR 10445, Dec. 23, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[24 FR 9307, Nov. 18, 1959; 24 FR 10445, Dec. 23, 1959. Redesignated at 47 FR 13805, Apr. 1, 1982]