(a) Subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses or the
presentation of a document from any place in the United States at any
designated place of hearing shall be issued by the administrative law
judge upon request
and upon a timely showing, in writing, of the general relevance and
reasonable scope of the evidence sought. Any person appearing in the
proceeding may apply for the issuance of a subpoena. Such application
shall identify exactly the witness or document and state fully the
nature of the evidence proposed to be secured.
(b) Witnesses summoned by the Secretary shall be paid the same fees
and mileage as are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.
Witness fees and mileage shall be paid by the party at whose instance
witnesses appear, and the Secretary before issuing a subpoena may
require a deposit of an amount adequate to cover the fees and mileage
involved.
[17 FR 7944, Aug. 30, 1952. Redesignated at 24 FR 10952, Dec. 30, 1959,
as amended at 61 FR 19988, May 3, 1996]
