Code of Federal Regulations Title 49. Transportation § 49.1101.2 Definitions applicable to this subchapter

(a) “Act” or “Interstate Commerce Act” means subtitle IV of title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.).

(b) “Board” means (1) the Surface Transportation Board and (2) any body or individual to which or to whom decision making authority is assigned by the Board or the Chairman of the Board, including the Chairman, another Board Member, employee board, an individual employee, an administrative law judge, or other hearing officer entitled to act in a particular proceeding. See 49 CFR part 1011, Board Organization;  Delegations of Authority.

(c) “Decision” means any formal, published action of the Board, including orders and notices.

(d) “Party” means a complainant, defendant, applicant, respondent, protestant, intervener, or petitioner in any proceeding, or other persons permitted or directed by the Board to participate in a proceeding. It will not include persons merely signing certificates of support or witnesses at oral hearing or in modified procedure proceedings, unless they are otherwise a party to the proceeding. Persons on the docket service list merely for the purpose of receiving copies of Board releases are not considered parties to the proceeding.

(e) “Proceeding” includes: