{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-511.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 511.17","heading":"Public participation.","body":"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).","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 511—ADJUDICATIVE PROCEDURES","Subpart B—Pleadings; Form; Execution; Service of Documents"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"7973ce5f2a741d15fe8aedaaaf907482ed9a6e2480de81d878631dacca5ba81e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-511.16","next":"us/49-cfr-511.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}