33 CFR 20.203
§ 20.203 Unavailability.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 20.203, § 20.203 Unavailability, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149353
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(a) If an ALJ cannot perform the duties described in § 20.202 or otherwise becomes unavailable, the Chief ALJ shall designate a successor.
(b) If a hearing has commenced and the assigned ALJ cannot proceed with it, a successor ALJ may. The successor ALJ may, at the request of a party, recall any witness whose testimony is material and disputed, and who is available to testify again without undue burden. The successor ALJ may, within his or her discretion, recall any other witness.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.