Parties to a proceeding are:
In proceedings involving applications for authority or permission which the Board is empowered to grant or deny, the parties on whose behalf the applications are made are termed applicants.
Persons who appear in a proceeding by virtue of their Board employment are Board Staff.
Persons filing a complaint with the Board of any violation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board are complainants.
Persons within the jurisdiction of the Board against whom any complaint is filed are defendants.
Persons objecting to the granting of an application are protestants.
Persons ordered by the Board to appear in a proceeding are respondents.
253 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 001