[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR1.3]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 1--PRACTICES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.3  Who may practice.

    (a) Only those individuals who are eligible under the provisions of 
this section may practice before the Department, but this provision 
shall not be deemed to restrict the dealings of Indian tribes or members 
of Indian tribes with the Department.
    (b) Unless disqualified under the provisions of Sec. 1.4 or by 
disciplinary action taken pursuant to Sec. 1.6:
    (1) Any individual who has been formally admitted to practice before 
the Department under any prior regulations and who is in good standing 
on December 31, 1963, shall be permitted to practice before the 
Department.
    (2) Attorneys at law who are admitted to practice before the courts 
of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the 
District Court of the Virgin Islands will be permitted to practice 
without filing an application for such privilege.
    (3) An individual who is not otherwise entitled to practice before 
the Department may practice in connection with a particular matter on 
his own behalf or on behalf of
    (i) A member of his family;
    (ii) A partnership of which he is a member;
    (iii) A corporation, business trust, or an association, if such 
individual is an officer or full-time employee;
    (iv) A receivership, decedent's estate, or a trust or estate of 
which he is the receiver, administrator, or other similar fiduciary;
    (v) The lessee of a mineral lease that is subject to an operating 
agreement or sublease which has been approved by the Department and 
which grants to such individual a power of attorney;
    (vi) A Federal, State, county, district, territorial, or local 
government or agency thereof, or a government corporation, or a district 
or advisory board established pursuant to statute; or
    (vii) An association or class of individuals who have no specific 
interest that will be directly affected by the disposition of the 
particular matter.