(a) A group or association may request a contested
case hearing only if the group or association meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) one or more members of the group or association
would otherwise have standing to request a hearing in their own right;
(2) the interests the group or association seeks to
protect are germane to the organization's purpose; and
(3) neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested
requires the participation of the individual members in the case.
(b) For applications filed on or after September 1,
2015, a request by a group or association for a contested case may
not be granted unless all of the following requirements are met:
(1) comments on the application are timely submitted
by the group or association;
(2) the request identifies, by name and physical address,
one or more members of the group or association that would otherwise
have standing to request a hearing in their own right;
(3) the interests the group or association seeks to
protect are germane to the organization's purpose; and
(4) neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested
requires the participation of the individual members in the case.
(c) The executive director, the public interest counsel,
or the applicant may request that a group or association provide an
explanation of how the group or association meets the requirements
of subsection (a) or (b) of this section. The request and reply shall
be filed according to the procedure in §55.209 of this title
(relating to Processing Requests for Reconsideration and Contested
Case Hearing).
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