Section 3000.114 - The Public Representative(a) Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 , the Commission appoints a staff member, on a case-by-case basis, to serve as a representative of the general public's interests in public proceedings before the Commission; pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3653 , 39 U.S.C. 3661 , and 39 U.S.C. 3662 , and 39 U.S.C. 3705 , the Commission also appoints a staff member, on a case-by-case basis, to serve as a representative of the general public's interests in certain proceedings; and, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 504(a) , the Chairman may appoint a staff member, on a case-by-case basis, to serve as a representative of the general public's interests in other proceedings before the Commission. In all such proceedings, the appointee is called the Public Representative.(b) Individuals appointed to represent the general public are subject to the same ex parte prohibitions as apply to all other interested persons in the cases to which they are assigned to the role of the Public Representative. 78 FR 27045 , May 9, 2013. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615 , Feb. 19, 2020 85 FR 9616 , 4/20/2020; 89 FR 67294 , 9/19/2024