The Commission may by order or notice issued to all parties and to all interested persons (see Rule 39) convene a prehearing conference to formulate or simplify the issues, obtaining concessions of fact or of document identification to avoid unnecessary proof, schedule discovery, arrange for the exchange of proposed exhibits or prepared testimony, limiting witnesses, schedule hearings, establish hearing procedure, discussing settlement offers or make settlement offers, and addressing other matters that may expedite orderly conduct and disposition of the proceeding.
Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.211