---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 962.8"
title: "39"
number: "962.8"
heading: "(Rule 8) Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/962.8"
---

# §962.8. (Rule 8) Rights of parties.


Any party to a hearing under this part will have the right:

- (a) To be accompanied, represented, and advised, by a representative;
- (b) To participate in any prehearing or posthearing conference held by the Presiding Officer;
- (c) To stipulate to facts or law;
- (d) To make opening and closing statements;
- (e) To present oral and documentary evidence relevant to the issues;
- (f) To submit rebuttal evidence;
- (g) To conduct cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts; and
- (h) **To submit written briefs, proposed findings of fact, and proposed conclusions of law.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-12; 39 U.S.C. 401; 5 U.S.C. 554.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 33272, July 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted.