49 CFR § 511.17 - Public participation.

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title: "49 CFR § 511.17 - Public participation."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "511.17"
section_name: "Public participation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "511"
part_name: "ADJUDICATIVE PROCEDURES"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2002; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 81578, Dec. 11, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 511.17 Public participation.

*Participant Status.* Any person interested in a proceeding commenced pursuant to § 511.11 who desires to participate in the proceeding, shall file with the Docket Section a notice of intention to participate in the proceeding and shall serve a copy of such notice on each party to the proceeding. A notice of intention to participate shall be filed not later than the commencement of the hearing. Untimely filings will not be accepted absent a determination by the Presiding Officer that the person making the request has made a substantial showing of good cause for failure to file on time. Any person who files a notice to participate in the proceeding as a nonparty shall be known as a “participant” and shall have the rights specified in § 511.41(d).

[53 FR 15783, May 3, 1988]