At the prehearing conference required by §
89.57 (relating to scheduling of
hearing and prehearing conference) and any other conferences which may be held
to expedite the orderly conduct and disposition of any hearing, there may be
considered, in addition to any offers of settlement permitted under §
89.71 (relating to conferences to
expedite proceedings) and any applications for protective orders under §
93.104 (relating to protective
orders), the possibility of the following:
(1) The simplification of the
issues.
(2) The exchange and
acceptance of service of exhibits proposed to be offered in evidence.
(3) The obtaining of admissions as to, or
stipulations of, facts not remaining in dispute, or the authenticity of
documents which might properly shorten the hearing.
(4) The limitation of the number of witnesses
and the identification of expert witnesses. The member of a hearing committee
presiding at a conference may order the parties to exchange the names and
addresses of all expert witnesses and to provide the opposing party with copies
of all expert reports. The order may provide that failure to comply with it
shall have the consequences described in §
89.93(c)
(relating to exclusion of evidence).
(5) The discovery or production of
data.
(6) Such other matters as may
properly be dealt with to aid in expediting the orderly conduct and disposition
of the proceeding.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 89.72 amended through May 18, 1979, effective
5/26/1979, 9 Pa.B. 1665; amended
December 7, 1990, effective immediately, 20 Pa.B. 6042; amended August 18,
1995, effective immediately, 25 Pa.B. 3335; amended October 18, 2002, effective
immediately, 32 Pa.B. 5175; amended February 24, 2006, effective immediately,
36 Pa.B. 929.
