46 CFR Part 502
PART 502—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
- PART 502—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
- Chapter IV—Federal Maritime Commission › Subchapter A—General and Administrative Provisions
- Subpart A—General Information
- § 502.1 Scope of rules in this part.
- § 502.2 Filing of documents.
- § 502.3 Compliance with rules or orders of Commission.
- § 502.4 Authentication of rules or orders of Commission.
- § 502.5 Documents containing confidential materials.
- § 502.6 Verification of documents.
- § 502.7 Documents in foreign languages.
- § 502.8 Denial of applications and notice thereof.
- § 502.9 Suspension, amendment, etc., of rules in this part.
- § 502.10 Waiver of rules in this part.
- § 502.11 Ex parte communications.
- § 502.12 Applicability of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- § 502.13 Privacy protection for filings made with the Commission.
- § 502.14 Public hearings.
- Subpart B—Appearance and Practice Before the Commission
- § 502.21 Appearance.
- § 502.22 Authority for representation.
- § 502.23 Notice of appearance; substitution and withdrawal of representative.
- § 502.24 Practice before the Commission defined.
- § 502.25 Presiding officer.
- § 502.26 Attorneys at law.
- § 502.27 Persons not attorneys at law.
- §§ 502.29-502.30 [Reserved]
- § 502.31 Statement of interest.
- § 502.32 Former employees.
- Exhibit No. 1 to Subpart B [§§ 502.23, 502.26, 502.27] of Part 502—Notice of Appearance
- Subpart C—Parties
- § 502.41 Parties; how designated.
- § 502.42 Bureau of Enforcement.
- § 502.43 Substitution of parties.
- Subpart D—Rulemaking
- § 502.51 Initiation of procedure to issue, amend, or repeal a rule.
- § 502.52 Notice of proposed rulemaking.
- § 502.53 Participation in rulemaking.
- § 502.54 Contents of rules.
- § 502.55 Effective date of rules.
- § 502.56 Negotiated rulemaking.
- § 502.57 Service by parties of pleadings and other documents.
- Subpart E—Private Complaints and Commission Investigations
- § 502.61 Proceedings.
- § 502.62 Private party complaints for formal adjudication.
- § 502.63 Commission enforcement action.
- § 502.64 Alternative dispute resolution.
- § 502.65 Decision on default.
- § 502.66 Amendments or supplements to pleadings.
- § 502.67 Motion for more definite statement.
- § 502.68 Motion for leave to intervene.
- § 502.69 Motions.
- § 502.70 Procedure for dispositive motions.
- § 502.71 Procedure for non-dispositive motions.
- § 502.72 Dismissals.
- § 502.73 Brief of an amicus curiae.
- § 502.74 Consolidation of proceedings.
- § 502.75 Opportunity for informal settlement.
- Subpart F—Petitions, Exemptions, and Orders to Show Cause
- § 502.91 Order to show cause.
- § 502.92 Exemption procedures—general.
- § 502.93 Declaratory orders and fee.
- § 502.94 Petitions—general and fee.
- § 502.95 Proceedings involving assessment agreements.
- Subpart G—Time
- § 502.101 Computation.
- § 502.102 Enlargement or reduction of time to file documents.
- § 502.103 [Reserved]
- § 502.104 Postponement of hearing.
- § 502.105 Waiver of rules governing enlargement of time and postponement of hearings.
- Subpart H—Service of Documents
- §§ 502.111-502.112 [Reserved]
- § 502.113 Service of private party complaints.
- § 502.114 Serving documents in Commission proceedings.
- § 502.115 Service in rulemaking and petition proceedings.
- § 502.116 Date of service.
- § 502.117 Certificate of service.
- Subpart I—Subpoenas
- § 502.131 Requests; issuance.
- § 502.132 Motions to quash or modify.
- § 502.133 Attendance and mileage fees.
- § 502.134 Service of subpoenas.
- § 502.135 Subpoena of Commission staff personnel, documents or things.
- § 502.136 Enforcement.
- Subpart J—Disclosures and Discovery
- § 502.141 Duty to disclose; general provisions governing discovery.
- § 502.142 Persons before whom depositions may be taken.
- § 502.143 Depositions by oral examination.
- § 502.144 Depositions by written questions.
- § 502.145 Interrogatories to parties.
- § 502.146 Producing documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things, or entering onto land, for inspection and other purposes.
- § 502.147 Requests for admission.
- § 502.148 Use of discovery procedures directed to Commission staff personnel.
- § 502.149 Use of depositions at hearings.
- § 502.150 Motions to compel initial disclosures or compliance with discovery requests; failure to comply with order to make disclosure or answer or produce documents; sanctions; enforcement.
- §§ 502.151-502.169 [Reserved]
- Subpart K [Reserved]
- §§ 502.181-502.187 [Reserved]
- Subpart L—Presentation of Evidence
- § 502.201 Applicability and scope.
- § 502.202 Right of parties to present evidence.
- § 502.203 Burden of proof.
- § 502.204 Evidence admissible.
- § 502.205 Records in other proceedings.
- § 502.206 Documents incorporated into the record by reference.
- § 502.207 Stipulations.
- § 502.208 Objection to public disclosure of information.
- § 502.209 Prehearing conference.
- § 502.210 Prehearing statements.
- § 502.211 Notice of time and place of oral hearing; postponement of hearing.
- § 502.212 Exceptions to rulings of presiding officer unnecessary.
- § 502.213 Official transcript.
- § 502.214 Briefs; requests for findings.
- § 502.215 Requests for enlargement of time for filing briefs.
- § 502.216 Supplementing the record.
- § 502.217 Record of decision.
- Subpart M—Decisions; Appeals; Exceptions
- § 502.221 Appeal from ruling of presiding officer other than orders of dismissal in whole or in part.
- § 502.222 [Reserved]
- § 502.223 Decisions—Administrative law judges.
- § 502.224 Separation of functions.
- § 502.225 Decisions—Commission.
- § 502.226 Decision based on official notice; public documents.
- § 502.227 Exceptions to decisions or orders of dismissal of administrative law judge; replies thereto; review of decisions or orders of dismissal by Commission; and judicial review.
- § 502.228 Request for enlargement of time to file exceptions and replies to exceptions.
- § 502.229 Certification of record by presiding or other officer.
- § 502.230 Reopening by Commission.
- Subpart N—Oral Argument; Submission for Final Decision
- § 502.241 Oral argument.
- § 502.242 Submission to Commission for final decision.
- § 502.243 Participation of absent Commissioner.
- Subpart O—Reparation; Attorney Fees
- § 502.251 Proof on award of reparation.
- § 502.252 Reparation statements.
- § 502.253 Interest in reparation proceedings.
- § 502.254 Attorney fees in complaint proceedings.
- Exhibit No. 1 to Subpart O [§ 502.252] of Part 502—Reparation Statement To Be Filed Pursuant to Rule 252
- Subpart P—Reconsideration of Proceedings
- § 502.261 Petitions for reconsideration and stay.
- § 502.262 Reply to petition for reconsideration or stay.
- Subpart Q—Refund or Waiver of Freight Charges
- § 502.271 Special docket application for permission to refund or waive freight charges.
- Exhibit No. 1 to Subpart Q [§ 502.271(d)] of Part 502—Application for Refund or Waiver of Freight Charges Due to Tariff or Quoting Error
- Subpart R—Nonadjudicatory Investigations
- § 502.281 Investigational policy.
- § 502.282 Initiation of investigations.
- § 502.283 Order of investigation.
- § 502.284 By whom conducted.
- § 502.285 Investigational hearings.
- § 502.286 Compulsory process.
- § 502.287 Depositions.
- § 502.288 Reports.
- § 502.289 Noncompliance with investigational process.
- § 502.290 Rights of witness.
- § 502.291 Nonpublic proceedings.
- Subpart S—Informal Procedure for Adjudication of Small Claims
- § 502.301 Statement of policy.
- § 502.302 Limitations of actions.
- § 502.303 [Reserved]
- § 502.304 Procedure and filing fee.
- § 502.305 Applicability of other rules of this part.
- Exhibit No. 1 to Subpart S [§ 502.304(a)] of Part 502—Small Claim Form for Informal Adjudication and Information Checklist
- Exhibit No. 2 to Subpart S [§ 502.304(e)] of Part 502—Respondent's Consent Form for Informal Adjudication
- Subpart T—Formal Procedure for Adjudication of Small Claims
- § 502.311 Applicability.
- § 502.312 Answer to complaint.
- § 502.313 Reply of complainant.
- § 502.314 Additional information.
- § 502.315 Request for oral hearing.
- § 502.316 Intervention.
- § 502.317 Oral argument.
- § 502.318 Decision.
- § 502.319 Date of service and computation of time.
- § 502.320 Service.
- § 502.321 Applicability of other rules of this part.
- Subpart U—Alternative Dispute Resolution
- § 502.401 Policy.
- § 502.402 Definitions.
- § 502.403 General authority.
- § 502.404 Neutrals.
- § 502.405 Confidentiality.
- § 502.406 Arbitration.
- § 502.407 Authority of the arbitrator.
- § 502.408 Conduct of arbitration proceedings.
- § 502.409 Arbitration awards.
- § 502.410 Representation of parties.
- § 502.411 Mediation and other alternative means of dispute resolution.
- Subpart V—Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act in Commission Proceedings
- § 502.501 General provisions.
- § 502.502 Information required from applicants.
- § 502.503 Procedures for considering petitions.
- Subpart W—Compromise, Assessment, Mitigation, Settlement, and Collection of Civil Penalties
- § 502.601 Purpose and scope.
- § 502.602 Definitions.
- § 502.603 Assessment of civil penalties: Procedure; criteria for determining amount; limitations; relation to compromise.
- § 502.604 Compromise of penalties: Relation to assessment proceedings.
- § 502.605 Payment of penalty: Method; default.
- Appendix A to Subpart W of Part 502—Example of Compromise Agreement To Be Used Under 46 CFR 502.604
- Subpart X—Hearing Procedure Governing Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of OTI License
- § 502.701 Purpose and scope.
- § 502.702 Hearing requests.
- § 502.703 Applicant or licensee response.
- § 502.704 Reply.
- § 502.705 Additional information.
- § 502.706 Request for an oral hearing or argument.
- § 502.707 Intervention.
- § 502.708 Decision.
- § 502.709 Applicability of other rules to this subpart.
- Subpart Y—Paperwork Reduction Act
- § 502.991 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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