---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 955.10"
title: "39"
number: "955.10"
heading: "(Rule 10) Conferences with the parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/955.10"
---

# §955.10. (Rule 10) Conferences with the parties.

- (a) Regardless of whether an appeal will be decided after a hearing or on the written record, the Board may, on its own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, convene a conference to consider:
  - (1) Simplifying or clarifying the issues;
  - (2) Obtaining stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, and similar agreements to avoid unnecessary proof;
  - (3) Limiting the number of witnesses and avoiding cumulative evidence;
  - (4) Settling any of the disputed issues; and
  - (5) Discussing any other matters that may aid in disposing of the appeal.
- (b) The Board will prepare a written summary of any conference with the parties. The written summary will be part of the record.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401; 41 U.S.C. 7101-7109.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 25895, June 18, 2025, unless otherwise noted.