14 CFR 16.213
§ 16.213 Discovery.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 16.213, § 16.213 Discovery, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/53655
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(a) Discovery is limited to requests for admissions, requests for production of documents, interrogatories, and depositions as authorized by § 16.215.
(b) The hearing officer shall limit the frequency and extent of discovery permitted by this section if a party shows that—
(1) The information requested is cumulative or repetitious;
(2) The information requested may be obtained from another less burdensome and more convenient source;
(3) The party requesting the information has had ample opportunity to obtain the information through other discovery methods permitted under this section; or
(4) The method or scope of discovery requested by the party is unduly burdensome or expensive.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.