Iowa Admin. Code r. 561-7.2
When used in this chapter:
"Agency" means the commission or the director, as appropriate, having statutory jurisdiction over a particular contested case.
"Commission " means the natural resource commission or the environmental protection commission, as designated in Iowa Code chapter 45 5 A as having appellate jurisdiction over a particular matter
"Contested case" means a proceeding defined by Iowa Code section 17A.2(5) and includes any matter defined as a no factual dispute contested case under Iowa Code section 17A.10A.
"Department" means the department of natural resources.
"Director" means the director of the department or an authorized representative.
"Party" means a person named and admitted as a party.
"Presiding officer " means an administrative law judge employed by the department of inspections and appeals or the agency, as provided in rule 561-7.7 (17A,455A).
"Proposed decision " means the presiding officer's recommended findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision, and order in a contested case in which the agency did not preside.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 561-7.2