Administrative law judges shall have authority to:
(a) Administer oaths and affirmations;(b) Issue subpoenas authorized by law;(c) Rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;(d) Take or cause depositions to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby;(e) Regulate the course of the hearing;(f) Hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties;(g) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;(h) Render recommended decisions in proceedings on applications for permits, and initial decisions in suspension, revocation, or annulment proceedings against permits;(i) Call, examine and cross-examine witnesses, including hostile or adverse witnesses when they deem such action to be necessary to a just disposition of the cause, and introduce into the record documentary or other evidence; and(j) Take any other action authorized by rule of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act.21 FR 1441, Mar. 6, 1956. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and amended by T.D. ATF-48, 44 FR 55846, Sept. 28, 1979; T.D. ATF-119, 50 FR 9197, Mar. 6, 1985 21 FR 1441, 3/6/1956. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, 4/15/1975, and amended by T.D. ATF-48, 44 FR 55846, 9/28/1979; T.D. ATF-119, 50 FR 9197, 3/6/1985; 89 FR 87952 , 12/6/2024