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Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.148.240 How does a State or a person intervene in a formal hearing?

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Any person or Adjacent Coastal State may intervene in a formal hearing.

(b) A person must file a petition of intervention within 10 days of notice that the formal hearing is issued. The petition must:

(1) Be addressed to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Docketing Center;

(2) Identify the issues and the petitioner's interest in those issues;  and

(3) Designate the name and address of a person who can be served if the petition is granted.

(c) An adjacent coastal State need only file a notice of intervention with the ALJ Docketing Center.

(d) The ALJ has the authority to limit the scope and period of intervention during the proceeding.

(e) If the ALJ denies a petition of intervention, the petitioner may file a notice of appeal with the ALJ Docketing Center within 7 days of the denial.

(1) A brief may be submitted with the notice of appeal.

(2) Parties who wish to file a brief in support of or against the notice of appeal may do so within 7 days of filing the notice.

(f) The Commandant (CG–5P) will rule on the appeal. The ALJ does not have to delay the proceedings for intervention appeals.

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