Section 148.240 - How does a State or a person intervene in a formal hearing?(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.USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651 , Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177 , July 1, 2013