---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 99.22"
title: "45"
number: "99.22"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/99.22"
---

# §99.22. Rights of parties.


All parties may:

- (a) Appear by counsel or other authorized representative, in all hearing proceedings;
- (b) Participate in any prehearing conference held by the presiding officer;
- (c) Agree to stipulations as to facts which will be made a part of the record;
- (d) Make opening statements at the hearing;
- (e) Present relevant evidence on the issues at the hearing;
- (f) Present witnesses who then must be available for cross-examination by all other parties;
- (g) Present oral arguments at the hearing; and
- (h) **Submit written briefs, proposed findings of fact, and proposed conclusions of law, after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 618, 9858.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 34428, Aug. 4, 1992, unless otherwise noted.