---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 13.107"
title: "14"
number: "13.107"
heading: "Designation of additional parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/13.107"
---

# §13.107. Designation of additional parties.

- (a) The presiding officer may designate additional persons as parties to the investigation, if in the discretion of the presiding officer, it will aid in the conduct of the investigation.
- (b) The presiding officer may designate any person as a party to the investigation if—
  - (1) The person petitions the presiding officer to participate as a party;
  - (2) The disposition of the investigation may as a practical matter impair the ability to protect the person's interest unless allowed to participate as a party; and
  - (3) **The person's interest is not adequately represented by existing parties.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2018-1051; Amdt. No. 13-40, 86 FR 54536, Oct. 1, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 5121-5124, 40113-40114, 44103-44106, 44701-44704, 44709-44710, 44713, 44725, 44742, 44802 (note), 46101-46111, 46301, 46302 (for a violation of 49 U.S.C. 46504), 46304-46316, 46318-46320, 46501-46502, 46504, 46507, 47106, 47107, 47111, 47122, 47306, 47531-47532; 49 CFR 1.83.

### Source

Source: Docket No. 18884, 44 FR 63723, Nov. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.