Section 1603.202 - Administrative law judgeThe administrative law judge shall have all the powers necessary to conduct fair, expeditious, and impartial hearings as provided in 5 U.S.C. 556(c) . In addition, the administrative law judge shall have the power to:
(a) Change the time, place, or date of the hearing;(b) Enter a default decision against a party failing to appear at a hearing unless the party shows good cause by contacting the administrative law judge either prior to the hearing or within 2 days after the scheduled hearing and presenting arguments as to why the party or the party's representative could not appear; and(c) Take any appropriate action authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. appendix).