---identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s590.305"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "10 CFR § 590.305 - Informal discovery."title_number: 10title_name: "Energy"section_number: "590.305"section_name: "Informal discovery."chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"subchapter_number: "G"subchapter_name: "NATURAL GAS (ECONOMIC REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION)"part_number: "590"part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF NATURAL GAS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Secs. 301(b), 402(f), and 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 578, 585, and 599 (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f), and 7254), Sec. 3, Act of June 21, 1938, c. 556, 52 Stat. 822 (15 U.S.C. 717b); E.O. 12009 (42 FR 46267, September 15, 1977); DOE Delegation Order Nos. 0204-111 and 0204-127 (49 FR 6684, February 22, 1984; 54 FR 11437, March 20, 1989)."regulatory_source: "54 FR 53531, Dec. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "590"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t10/s590.305
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Department of Energy
Authority
Secs. 301(b), 402(f), and 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 578, 585, and 599 (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f), and 7254), Sec. 3, Act of June 21, 1938, c. 556, 52 Stat. 822 (15 U.S.C. 717b); E.O. 12009 (42 FR ... Secs. 301(b), 402(f), and 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 578, 585, and 599 (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f), and 7254), Sec. 3, Act of June 21, 1938, c. 556, 52 Stat. 822 (15 U.S.C. 717b); E.O. 12009 (42 FR 46267, September 15, 1977); DOE Delegation Order Nos. 0204-111 and 0204-127 (49 FR 6684, February 22, 1984; 54 FR 11437, March 20, 1989).
# 590.305 Informal discovery.The parties to a proceeding may conduct discovery through use of procedures such as written interrogatories or production of documents. In response to a motion by a party, the Assistant Secretary or presiding official may determine the procedures to be utilized for discovery if the parties cannot agree on such procedures.