[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR47.12] [Page 297] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 47_RULES OF PRACTICE UNDER THE PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT--Table of Contents Sec. 47.12 Intervention. At any time after the institution of a proceeding and before it has been submitted to the Secretary for final consideration, the Secretary or the examiner as defined in Sec. 47.2(i)(1) may, upon petition in writing and for good cause show, permit any person to intervene therein. The petition shall state with preciseness and particularity: (a) The petitioner's relationship to the matters involved in the proceeding; (b) the nature of the material the petitioner intends to present in evidence; (c) the nature of the argument the petitioner intends to make; and (d) any other reason that the petitioner should be allowed to intervene. [10 FR 2209, Feb. 27, 1945, as amended at 60 FR 8459, Feb. 14, 1995; 64 FR 38107, July 15, 1999]