§  1.291   General provisions.

   (a)(1) The Commission acts on petitions to amend, modify, enlarge or
   delete the issues in hearing proceedings which involve rule making
   matters exclusively. It also acts on interlocutory pleadings filed in
   matters or proceedings which are before the Commission.

   (2) The Chief Administrative Law Judge acts on those interlocutory
   matters listed in §  0.351 of this chapter.

   (3) All other interlocutory matters in hearing proceedings are acted on
   by the presiding officer. See § §  0.218 and 0.341 of this chapter.

   (4) Each interlocutory pleading shall indicate in its caption whether
   the pleading is to be acted upon by the Commission, the Chief
   Administrative Law Judge, or the presiding officer. If the pleading is
   to be acted upon by the presiding officer, he shall be identified by
   name.

   (b) All interlocutory pleadings shall be submitted in accordance with
   the provisions of § §  1.4, 1.44, 1.47, 1.48, 1.49, and 1.52.

   (c)(1) Procedural rules governing interlocutory pleadings are set forth
   in § §  1.294-1.298.

   (2) Rules governing appeal from, and reconsideration of, interlocutory
   rulings made by the presiding officer are set forth in § §  1.301 and
   1.303.

   (3) Rules governing the review of interlocutory rulings made by the
   Chief Administrative Law Judge are set forth in § §  1.101, 1.102(b),
   1.115, and 1.117. Petitions requesting reconsideration of an
   interlocutory ruling made by the Commission, or the Chief
   Administrative Law Judge will not be entertained. See, however,
   §  1.113.

   (d) No initial decision shall become effective under §  1.276(e) until
   all interlocutory matters pending before the Commission in the
   proceeding at the time the initial decision is issued have been
   disposed of and the time allowed for appeal from interlocutory rulings
   of the presiding officer has expired.

   (Secs. 4(i), 303(r) and 5(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
   amended; 47 CFR 0.61 and 0.283)

   [ 29 FR 6443 , May 16, 1964, as amended at  29 FR 12773 , Sept. 10, 1964;
    37 FR 19372 , Sept. 20, 1972;  41 FR 14873 , Apr. 8, 1976;  49 FR 4381 ,
   Feb. 6, 1984;  62 FR 4171 , Jan. 29, 1997]

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