Sec.  1.21   Parties.

   (a) Any party may appear before the Commission and be heard in person or by
   attorney.

   (b) The appropriate Bureau Chief(s) of the Commission shall be deemed to be
   a party to every adjudicatory proceeding (as defined in the Administrative
   Procedure  Act)  without  the necessity of being so named in the order
   designating the proceeding for hearing.

   (c) When, in any proceeding, a pleading is filed on behalf of either the
   General Counsel or the Chief Engineer, he shall thereafter be deemed a party
   to the proceeding.

   (d)  Except  as  otherwise  expressly provided in this chapter, a duly
   authorized corporate officer or employee may act for the corporation in any
   matter which has not been designated for an evidentiary hearing and, in the
   discretion of the presiding officer, may appear and be heard on behalf of
   the corporation in an evidentiary hearing proceeding.

   [ 28 FR 12415 , Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at  37 FR 8527 , Apr. 28, 1972;  44 FR 39180 , July 5, 1979;  51 FR 12616 , Apr. 14, 1986]