18 CFR § 286.109 - Assignment for oral hearing.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s286.109"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 286.109 - Assignment for oral hearing."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "286.109"
section_name: "Assignment for oral hearing."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "OTHER REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978 AND RELATED AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, MEMORANDA AND DISPOSITION OF CONTESTED AUDIT FINDINGS AND PROPOSED REMEDIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 551 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 42 U.S.C. 7102-7352."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.109 Assignment for oral hearing.
Except when there are no material facts in dispute, when a person does not consent to the shortened procedure, the Commission will assign the proceeding for hearing as provided by subpart E of part 385 of this chapter. Notwithstanding a person's not giving consent to the shortened procedure, and instead seeking assignment for hearing as provided for by subpart E of part 385 of this chapter, the Commission will not assign the proceeding for a hearing when no material facts are in dispute. The Commission may also, in its discretion, at any stage in the proceeding, set the proceeding for hearing.