Transcripts of hearings.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Hearings shall be recorded and transcribed under supervision of the administrative law judge, by a reporting firm under contract with the Department. Copies of the transcript that may, at the discretion of the administrative law judge, be furnished by use of electronic media in addition to the official copy, shall be supplied to the parties to the proceeding by said reporting firm, at the contract price for copies. (b) The administrative law judge shall determine whether “ordinary transcript” or “daily transcript” (as those terms are defined in the contract) will be necessary and required for the proper conduct of the proceeding and the Department will pay the reporting firm the cost of reporting its proceedings at the contract price for such type of transcript. If the administrative law judge has determined that ordinary transcript is adequate, and has notified the parties of such determination (in the notice of hearings, or otherwise), then any party may request reconsideration of such determination and that daily transcript be required. In determining what is necessary and required for the proper conduct of the proceeding, the administrative law judge shall consider, among other things: (1) The nature of the proceeding itself; (2) The DOT decisionmaker's needs as well as the reasonable needs of the parties; (3) The cost to the Department; and (4) The requirements of a fair hearing. (c) If the administrative law judge has determined that ordinary transcript is adequate,

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 302.28