What authority does an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) have?

§ 148.236 What authority does an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) have? When assigned to a formal hearing, an ALJ may: (a) Administer oaths and affirmations; (b) Issue subpoenas; (c) Issue rules of procedure for written evidence; (d) Rule on offers of proof and receive evidence; (e) Examine witnesses; (f) Rule on motions of the parties; (g) Suspend or bar an attorney from representing a person in the proceeding for unsuitable conduct; (h) Exclude any person for disruptive behavior during the hearing; (i) Set the hearing schedule; (j) Certify questions to the Commandant (CG-5P); (k) Proceed with a scheduled session of the hearing in the absence of a party who failed to appear; (l) Extend or shorten a non-statutorily imposed deadline under this subpart within the 240-day time limit for the completion of public hearings in 33 U.S.C. 1504(g); (m) Set deadlines not specified in this subpart or the Deepwater Ports Act; and (n) Take any other action authorized by or consistent with this subpart, the Deepwater Ports Act, or 5 U.S.C. 551-559. [USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]