---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1502.27"
title: "16"
number: "1502.27"
heading: "Participation of nonparties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1502.27"
---

# §1502.27. Participation of nonparties.

- (a) **A nonparty participant may—**
  - (1) Attend all conferences (including the prehearing conference), oral proceedings, and arguments;
  - (2) Submit written testimony and documentary evidence for inclusion in the record;
  - (3) File written objections, briefs, and other pleadings; and
  - (4) **Present oral argument.**
- (b) A nonparty participant may not—
  - (1) Submit written interrogatories; or
  - (2) **Conduct cross-examination.**
- (c) **A person whose petition is the subject of the hearing has the same right as a party.**
- (d) A nonparty participant will be permitted additional rights if the presiding officer concludes that the participant's interests would not be adequately protected otherwise or that broader participation is required for a full and true disclosure of the facts, but the rights of a nonparty participant may not exceed the rights of a party.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261(q)(1)(B), 1262(a), 1262(e), 1269(a); 15 U.S.C. 1474(a); 21 U.S.C. 371(e)-(g).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 9278, Mar. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.