16 U.S.C. § 825g : US Code - Section 825G: Hearings; rules of procedure

Search 16 U.S.C. § 825g : US Code - Section 825G: Hearings; rules of procedure

(a) Hearings under this chapter may be held before the
Commission, any member or members thereof or any representative of
the Commission designated by it, and appropriate records thereof
shall be kept. In any proceeding before it, the Commission, in
accordance with such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, may
admit as a party any interested State, State commission,
municipality, or any representative of interested consumers or
security holders, or any competitor of a party to such proceeding,
or any other person whose participation in the proceeding may be in
the public interest.
(b) All hearings, investigations, and proceedings under this
chapter shall be governed by rules of practice and procedure to be
adopted by the Commission, and in the conduct thereof the technical
rules of evidence need not be applied. No informality in any
hearing, investigation, or proceeding or in the manner of taking
testimony shall invalidate any order, decision, rule, or regulation
issued under the authority of this chapter.