Sec. 1.1524  Comments by other parties.

    Any party to a proceeding other than the applicant and Bureau 
counsel may file comments on an application within 30 days after it is 
served or an answer within 15 days after it is served. A commenting 
party may not participate further in proceedings on the application 
unless the Administrative Law Judge determines that the public interest 
requires such participation in order to permit full exploration of 
matters raised in the comments.
[ 47 FR 3786 , Jan. 27, 1982, as amended at  61 FR 39899 , July 31, 1996]