A Party who requests oral argument but fails to appear after being duly notified shall be deemed to have waived any opportunity for oral argument provided under the Rule 9300 Series. The Subcommittee or, if applicable, the Extended Proceeding Committee, shall permit argument to go forward as to those Parties who appear.

A Party may request oral argument before the Subcommittee or, if applicable, the Extended Proceeding Committee. Oral argument shall be requested in writing either in the Party's notice of appeal or cross-appeal or within 15 days after service of the National Adjudicatory Council's notice of review. Subject to the limitations of Rules 9342 and 9344, oral argument shall be granted if timely requested.

(a) Recusal, Withdrawal of Member or Panelist

If at any time a member of the National Adjudicatory Council, including a member of the Review Subcommittee, a Panelist of a Subcommittee or an Extended Proceeding Committee, or a Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council determines that the member, the Panelist, or the Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council has a conflict of interest or bias or circumstances otherwise exist where the fairness of the member, the Panelist, or the Counsel to the Nation

(a) Appointment by National Adjudicatory Council

Following the filing of a notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 9311 or a notice of review pursuant to Rule 9312, the National Adjudicatory Council or the Review Subcommittee shall appoint a Subcommittee or an Extended Proceeding Committee to participate, subject to Rule 9345, in a disciplina

(a) Availability

At any time prior to the issuance of a decision pursuant to Rule 9349, the National Adjudicatory Council, the Review Subcommittee, a Subcommittee or, if applicable, an Extended Proceeding Committee, or Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council, for good cause shown, may extend or shorten a period prescribed by the Code for the filing of any papers, except that Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council may shorten a period so

Within 21 days after the filing of a notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 9311 or notice of call for review pursuant to Rule 9312, or at such later time as the National Adjudicatory Council may designate, the Office of Hearing Officers shall assemble and prepare an index to the record, transmit the record and the index to the National Adjudicatory Council, and serve copies of the index upon all Parties.

(a) Authority

A Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council shall have authority to take ministerial and administrative actions to further the efficient administration of a proceeding, including the authority to: