PUBLIC LAW 95-473—OCT. 17, 1978
92 STAT. 1343
The delegation of any such matter may not be made according to the kind or class of carrier involved or to the form or mode of transportation in which that carrier may be engaged. (c) A division, individual Commissioner, employee board, or an employee may act on a matter delegated under subsection (a) of this section. Vhen acting under this section, a division, individual Commissioner, board, or an employee has the same power and authority and is subject to the same duties and obligations as the Commission. Action taken under this section has the same force and is taken in the same manner as if taken by the Commission. § 10306. Conduct of proceedings 49 USC 10306. (a) A majority of the Interstate Commerce Commission, a division, or an employee board is a quorum for the transaction of business. A Commissioner, the Secretary of the Commission, a member of an employee board, or an employee delegated to act under section 10805 of this title may administer oaths. (b) A party may appear and be heard before the Commission, a division, an individual Commissioner, a board, or an employee delegated to act under section 10305 of this title in person or by an individual admitted to practice under section 10308 of this title. A hearing before the Commission, a division, an individual Commissioner, a board, or an employee shall be made public on the request of an interested party. (c) The Commission shall conform its forms for giving notice and their manner of service, to the extent practical, to those used by the courts of the United States. (d) Votes and other official acts of the Commission, a division, an individual Commissioner, an employee board, or an employee delegated to act under section 10305 of this title shall be recorded and shall be made public on the request of an interested party. (e) A member of a board and an employee delegated to act under section 10305 of this title may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own securities of a carrier providing transportation by any mode. (f) The Commission shall review at least once every 3 years and Rail carriers revise as necessary the rules of practice for matters related to rail practice rules, carriers adopted under section 305(c) of the Railroad Revitalization review. and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 53). 49 USC 17 note. 49 USC 10307. § 10307. Office and sessions (a) The principal office of the Interstate Commerce Commission is in the District of Columbia. Until otherwise provided by law, the Commission may obtain suitable offices for its use and may procure all necessary office supplies. (b) General sessions of the Commission are held at its principal office. However, the Commission may hold special sessions in any part of the United States, for the convenience of the public or the parties and to avoid delay and expense. The Commission, an individual Commissioner, an employee board, or an employee delegated to act under section 10305 of this title may conduct proceedings under this subtitle in any part of the United States for the convenience of the parties. 49 USC 10308. § 10308. Admission to practice ^ Subject to section 500 of title 5, the Interstate Commerce Commis- Fee. sion may regulate the admission of individuals to practice before it and may impose a reasonable admission fee.
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