OAR 345-015-0450: Official Notice of Evidence

(1) In a contested case proceeding, the hearing officer may take official notice of the following: (a) All facts of which the courts of the State of Oregon may take judicial notice; (b) Administrative rulings and reports of the Energy Facility Siting Council and other governmental agencies; (c) Facts contained in permits and licenses issued by the Council or any other government agency; (d) The factual results of the hearing officer's or the Council's personal inspection of physical conditions involved in the contested case; and (e) General, technical, or scientific facts within the specialized knowledge of the Council or the Department of Energy. (2) The hearing officer shall notify parties of facts officially noticed and shall allow parties an opportunity to contest the facts so noticed.