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

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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]