[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR31.13] [Page 364] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation PART 31_PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES--Table of Contents Sec. 31.13 Parties to the hearing. (a) The parties to the hearing shall be the defendant and the authority. (b) Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3730(c)(5), a private plaintiff under the False Claims Act may participate in these proceedings to the extent authorized by the provisions of that Act.