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21 CFR 17.21 - Prehearing conferences.

§ 17.21
Prehearing conferences.
(a) The presiding officer may schedule prehearing conferences as appropriate.
(b) Upon the motion of any party, the presiding officer shall schedule at least one prehearing conference at a reasonable time in advance of the hearing.
(c) The presiding officer may use a prehearing conference to discuss the following:
(1) Simplification of the issues;
(2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings, including the need for a more definite statement;
(3) Stipulations and admissions of fact as to the contents and authenticity of documents;
(4) Whether the parties can agree to submission of the case on a stipulated record;
(5) Whether a party chooses to waive appearance at an oral hearing and to submit only documentary evidence (subject to the objection of the other party) and written argument;
(6) Limitation of the number of witnesses;
(7) Scheduling dates for the exchange of witness lists and of proposed exhibits;
(8) Discovery and scheduling dates for completion of discovery;
(9) The date, time, and place for the hearing; and
(10) Such other matters as may tend to expedite the fair and just disposition of the proceedings.
(d) The presiding officer shall issue an order containing all matters agreed upon by the parties or ordered by the presiding officer at a prehearing conference.

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United States Code
USC : Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

§ 554 - Adjudications

§ 555 - Ancillary matters

§ 556 - Hearings; presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record as basis of decision

§ 557 - Initial decisions; conclusiveness; review by agency; submissions by parties; contents of decisions; record

USC : Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS

§ 331 - Prohibited acts

§ 333 - Penalties

§ 337 - Proceedings in name of United States; provision as to subpoenas

§ 351 - Adulterated drugs and devices

§ 352 - Misbranded drugs and devices

§ 355 - New drugs

§ 360 - Registration of producers of drugs or devices

§ 360c - Classification of devices intended for human use

§ 360f - Banned devices

§ 360i - Records and reports on devices

§ 360j - General provisions respecting control of devices intended for human use

§ 371 - Regulations and hearings

U.S.C. : Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

§ 262 - Regulation of biological products

§ 263b - Certification of mammography facilities

42 USC § 300aa–28 - Manufacturer recordkeeping and reporting