Any person who is or may be affected by the proposed regulatory change may file an entry of appearance and shall be a party. The entry of appearance shall be filed no later than 15 days before the date of the hearing on the petition. In the event of multiple entries of appearance by those affiliated with one interest group, the hearing officer may consolidate the entries, or divide the service list to avoid a waste of public resources.
N.M. Admin. Code § 20.11.82.21