{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-45.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 45.10","heading":"Who may represent a party, and what requirements apply to a representative?","body":"(a) Individuals. A party who is an individual may either represent himself or herself in the hearing process under this subpart or authorize an attorney to represent him or her.\n(b) Organizations. A party that is an organization or other entity may authorize one of the following to represent it:\n(1) An attorney;\n(2) A partner, if the entity is a partnership;\n(3) An officer or agent, if the entity is a corporation, association, or unincorporated organization;\n(4) A receiver, administrator, executor, or similar fiduciary, if the entity is a receivership, trust, or estate; or\n(5) An elected or appointed official or an employee, if the entity is a Federal, State, Tribal, county, district, territorial, or local government or component.\n(c) Appearance. An individual representing himself or herself and any other representative must file a notice of appearance. The notice must:\n(1) Meet the form and content requirements for documents under § 45.11;\n(2) Include the name and address of the party on whose behalf the appearance is made;\n(3) If the representative is an attorney, include a statement that he or she is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a state, the District of Columbia, or any territory or commonwealth of the United States (identifying which one); and\n(4) If the representative is not an attorney, include a statement explaining his or her authority to represent the entity.\n(d) Lead representative. If a party has more than one representative, the ALJ may require the party to designate a lead representative for service of documents under § 45.13.\n(e) Disqualification. The ALJ may disqualify any representative for misconduct or other good cause.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 45—CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES","Subpart B—Hearing Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"a88c603e79a02a43375b150ec4864e8c73443a849d2c324d1b103f1b86a04ec0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-45.4","next":"us/43-cfr-45.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}