---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 6106.608"
title: "48"
number: "6106.608"
heading: "Evidence; timing [Rule 608]."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/6106.608"
---

# §6106.608. Evidence; timing [Rule 608].


No party is required to provide additional evidence. An applicant or grantee may, but need not, supplement materials it previously provided to FEMA regarding the dispute. A party may elect to present additional evidence, i.e., documents, things, or testimony tending to make a factual contention appear more or less likely to be true. Any briefs or other documents prepared for the arbitration, including recordings and transcriptions thereof, are confidential. If a party so elects, the panel will to the extent practicable allow a response. FEMA shall file its response to an arbitration request within 30 calendar days after receiving the docketing notice. A panel may not exclude as untimely evidence proffered before arbitration closes under [Rule 613](/cfr/48/613.md). A panel may consider the timing or surprise nature of evidence when assessing the significance, credibility, or probative value of the evidence.


## Notes

### Amendments

[91 FR 3796, Jan. 28, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5189a(d).

### Source

Source: 84 FR 29086, June 21, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[91 FR 3796, Jan. 28, 2026]