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§ 904.252 — Witnesses

15 C.F.R. § 904.252

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(a) Fees. Witnesses, other than employees of a Federal agency, summoned in an administrative proceeding, including discovery, are eligible to receive the same fees and mileage as witnesses in the courts of the United States.

(b) Witness counsel. Any witness not a party may have personal counsel to advise him or her as to his or her rights, but such counsel may not otherwise participate in the hearing.

(c) Witness exclusion. Witnesses who are not parties may be excluded from the hearing room prior to the taking of their testimony. An authorized officer is considered a party for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) Oath or affirmation. Witnesses shall testify under oath or affirmation requiring the witness to declare that the witness will testify truthfully.

(e) Failure or refusal to testify. If a witness fails or refuses to testify, the failure or refusal to answer any question found by the Judge to be proper may be grounds for striking all or part of the testimony given by the witness, or any other action deemed appropriate by the Judge.

(f) Testimony in a foreign language. If a witness is expected to testify in a language other than the English language, the party sponsoring the witness must indicate that in its Initial Disclosures so that an interpreter can be arranged for the hearing. When available, the interpreter should be court certified under 28 U.S.C. 1827.

15 C.F.R. § 904.251 15 C.F.R. § 904.253

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Purpose
16 U.S.C. § 5001
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 916
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 7801
Findings, purposes and policy
16 U.S.C. § 1801
Findings and purpose
16 U.S.C. § 2431
Findings and purpose
16 U.S.C. § 5101
Equivalent conservation measures
16 U.S.C. § 1826k
Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy
16 U.S.C. § 1531
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 951
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 7701
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
30 U.S.C. § 1401
National standards for fishery conservation and management
16 U.S.C. § 1851
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 7001
Prohibition on sale of billfish
16 U.S.C. § 1827a
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 971
Definitions
15 U.S.C. § 330
Purpose
16 U.S.C. § 7401
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 3371
Congressional findings
16 U.S.C. § 4001
Congressional declaration of policy
42 U.S.C. § 9101
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 3601
Definitions
51 U.S.C. § 60101
Congressional findings and declaration of policy
16 U.S.C. § 1361
International fishery agreements
16 U.S.C. § 1822
Moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products
16 U.S.C. § 1371
Compensation for loss or destruction of commercial fishing vessel or gear
22 U.S.C. § 1980
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 6901
Representation of United States under Convention
16 U.S.C. § 5601
Taking or catching, in waters of Gulf or Straits of Florida, commercial sponges of less than prescribed size, and landing or possession of same
16 U.S.C. § 781
Findings and purpose
16 U.S.C. § 2461
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
16 U.S.C. § 2401
Findings, purposes, and policies; establishment of system
16 U.S.C. § 1431
Purpose
16 U.S.C. § 5501
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 773
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 973
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 3631
Definitions
16 U.S.C. § 1151
Enforcement
16 U.S.C. § 1826g
Interpreters in courts of the United States
28 U.S.C. § 1827