Party means:
(a) Any labor organization, employing agency or activity or individual filing a charge, petition, or request;
(b) Any labor organization or agency or activity
(1) Named as
(i) A charged party in a charge,
(ii) A respondent in a complaint, or
(iii) An employing agency or activity or an incumbent labor organization in a petition;
(2) Whose intervention in a proceeding has been permitted or directed by the Authority; or
(3) Who participated as a party
(i) In a matter that was decided by an agency head under 5 U.S.C. 7117, or
(ii) In a matter where the award of an arbitrator was issued; and
(c) The General Counsel, or the General Counsel's designated representative, in appropriate proceedings. [60 FR 67291, Dec. 29, 1995]