---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.622"
title: "7"
number: "1.622"
heading: "How do I file a notice of intervention and response?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.622"
---

# §1.622. How do I file a notice of intervention and response?

- (a) **General.**
  - (1) **To intervene as a party to the hearing process, you must—**
    - (i) Be a license party; and
    - (ii) File with NFS, at the appropriate address provided in [§ 1.612(a)(1)](/cfr/7/1.612.md?p=a-1), a notice of intervention and a written response to any request for a hearing within 20 days after the deadline in [§ 1.621(a)(2)](/cfr/7/1.621.md?p=a-2).
  - (2) A notice of intervention and response must be limited to one or more of the issues of material fact raised in the hearing request and may not raise additional issues.
- (b) **Content.** In your notice of intervention and response you must explain your position with respect to the issues of material fact raised in the hearing request under [§ 1.621(b)](/cfr/7/1.621.md?p=b).
  - (1) If you agree with the information provided by the Forest Service under [§ 1.620(a)](/cfr/7/1.620.md?p=a) or by the requester under [§ 1.621(b)](/cfr/7/1.621.md?p=b), your response may refer to the Forest Service's explanation or the requester's hearing request for support.
  - (2) If you wish to rely on additional information or analysis, your response must provide the same level of detail with respect to the additional information or analysis as required under [§ 1.621(b)](/cfr/7/1.621.md?p=b).
  - (3) Your notice of intervention and response must also indicate whether or not you consent to service by electronic means under [§ 1.613(c)(4)](/cfr/7/1.613.md?p=c-4) and, if so, by what means.
- (c) **Witnesses and exhibits.** Your response and notice must also list the witnesses and exhibits that you intend to present at the hearing, other than solely for impeachment purposes.
  - (1) For each witness listed, you must provide:
    - (i) His or her name, address, telephone number, and qualifications; and
    - (ii) A brief narrative summary of his or her expected testimony; and
  - (2) For each exhibit listed, you must specify whether it is in the license proceeding record.
- (d) **Page limits.**
  - (1) For each disputed factual issue, the information provided under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section (excluding citations to scientific studies, literature, and other documented information supporting your opinions) may not exceed two pages.
  - (2) For each witness, the information provided under [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section may not exceed one page.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 811, 823d.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 17181, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.