---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 27.17"
title: "40"
number: "27.17"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/27.17"
---

# §27.17. Rights of parties.


Except as otherwise limited by this part, all parties may—

- (a) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative;
- (b) Participate in any conference held by the presiding officer;
- (c) Conduct discovery;
- (d) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which shall be made part of the record;
- (e) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
- (f) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
- (g) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the presiding officer; and
- (h) **Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 31 U.S.C. 3701 note.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 15182, Apr. 27, 1988, unless otherwise noted.