# 18 CFR § 385.102: Definitions (Rule 102)

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## Section

- **Citation:** 18 CFR § 385.102
- **Heading:** Definitions (Rule 102)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER X—PROCEDURAL RULES > PART 385—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE > Subpart A—Applicability and Definitions

## Text

For purposes of this part—
(a) Decisional authority means the Commission or Commission employee that, at the time for decision on a question, has authority or responsibility under this chapter to decide that particular question.
(b) Participant means:
(1) Any party; or
(2) Any employee of the Commission assigned to present the position of the Commission staff in a proceeding before the Commission.
(c) Party means, with respect to a proceeding:
(1) A person filing any application, petition, tariff or rate filing, complaint, or any protest under section 19a(i) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 19a(i));
(2) Any respondent to a proceeding; or
(3) Any person whose intervention in a proceeding is effective under Rule 214.
(d) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, public trust, an organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, a receiver or trustee of the foregoing, a municipality, including a city, county, or any other political subdivision of a State, a State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States or any agency of any of the foregoing, any agency, authority, or instrumentality of the United States (other than the Commission), or any corporation which is owned directly or indirectly by the United States, or any officer, agent, or employee of any of the foregoing acting as such in the course of his or her official duty. The term also includes a foreign government or any agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof.
(e) Presiding officer means:
(1) With respect to any proceeding set for hearing under subpart E of this part, one or more Members of the Commission, or any administrative law judge, designated to preside at such hearing, or, if no Commissioner or administrative law judge is designated, the Chief Administrative Law Judge; or
(2) With respect to any proceeding not set for hearing under subpart E, any employee designated by rule or order to conduct the proceeding.
(f) Respondent means any person:
(1) To whom an order to show cause or notice of tariff or rate examination is issued by the Commission;
(2) Against whom a complaint is directed; or
(3) Designated as a respondent by the Commission or by the terms of this chapter.
[Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, as amended by Order 606, 64 FR 44405, Aug. 16, 1999]

## Nearby sections

- [18 CFR § 385.101 § 385.101 Applicability (Rule 101).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.101.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.102 § 385.102 Definitions (Rule 102).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.102.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.103 § 385.103 References to rules (Rule 103).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.103.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.104 § 385.104 Rule of construction (Rule 104).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.104.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.201 § 385.201 Applicability (Rule 201).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.201.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.202 § 385.202 Types of pleadings (Rule 202).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.202.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.203 § 385.203 Content of pleadings and tariff or rate filings (Rule 203).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.203.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.204 § 385.204 Applications (Rule 204).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.204.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.205 § 385.205 Tariff or rate filings (Rule 205).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.205.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.206 § 385.206 Complaints (Rule 206).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.206.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.207 § 385.207 Petitions (Rule 207).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.207.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.209 § 385.209 Notices of tariff or rate examination and orders to show cause (Rule 209).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.209.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.210 § 385.210 Method of notice; dates established in notice (Rule 210).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.210.md)
- [18 CFR § 385.211 § 385.211 Protests other than under Rule 208 (Rule 211).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-385.211.md)

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