The Commission, upon motion or upon its own motion, may, where such action will best conduce to the proper dispatch of business and to the ends of justice, consolidate in a hearing proceeding any cases that involve the same applicant or substantially the same issues, or that present conflicting claims.
28 FR 12425, 11/22/1963, as amended at 34 FR 7966, 5/21/1969; 37 FR 13983, 7/15/1972; 38 FR 26202, 9/19/1973; 48 FR 27200, 6/13/1983; 48 FR 34039, 7/27/1983; 52 FR 10229, 3/31/1987; 55 FR 46008, 10/31/1990; 55 FR 46513, 11/5/1990; 61 FR 18291, 4/25/1996; 67 FR 34851, 5/16/2002; 67 FR 48563, 7/25/2002; 73 FR 9018, 2/19/2008; 76 FR 70908, 11/16/2011; 85 FR 63175, 11/5/2020