(a) Upon his own motion or the motion of the parties, the
Administrative Law Judge may direct the parties or their counsel to meet
with him for a conference to consider:
(1) Simplification of the issues;
(2) Necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings for
purposes of clarification, simplification, or limitation;
(3) Stipulations, admissions of fact and of contents and
authenticity of documents;
(4) Limitation of number of witnesses;
(5) Scheduling dates for the exchange of witness lists and of
proposed exhibits;
(6) Such other matters as may tend to expedite the disposition of
the proceedings.
(b) The record shall show the matters disposed of by order and by
agreement in such pretrial conferences. The subsequent course of the
proceeding shall be controlled by such action.
