§ 1911.16. Powers of presiding officer.

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The officer presiding at a hearing shall have all the powers necessary or appropriate to conduct a fair and full hearing, including the powers:

(a)To regulate the course of the proceedings;

(b)To dispose of procedural requests, objections, and comparable matters;

(c)To confine the presentations to the issues specified in the notice of hearing, or, where no issues are specified, to matters pertinent to the proposed rule;

(d)To regulate the conduct of those present at the hearing by appropriate means;

(e)In his discretion, to permit cross- examination of any witness;

(f)To take official notice of material facts not appearing in the evidence in the record, so long as parties are entitled, on timely request, to an opportunity to show the contrary; and

(g)In his discretion, to keep the record open for a reasonable, stated time to receive written recommendations, and supporting reasons, and additional data, views, and arguments from any person who has participated in the oral proceeding.

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