---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 305.11"
title: "40"
number: "305.11"
heading: "Consolidation and severance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/305.11"
---

# §305.11. Consolidation and severance.

- (a) **Consolidation.** The Presiding Officer may, by motion or sua sponte, consolidate any or all matters at issue in two or more proceedings docketed under this part where:
  - (1) There exist common parties or common questions of fact or law;
  - (2) Consolidation would expedite and simplify consideration of the issues; and
  - (3) Consolidation would not adversely affect the rights of parties engaged in otherwise separate proceedings.
- (b) **Severance.** The Presiding Officer may, by motion or sua sponte, for good cause shown, order any proceedings severed with respect to any or all parties or issues.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp. p. 193.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 7706, Feb. 8, 1993, unless otherwise noted.