Terms Used In 33 CFR Part 328 - Definition of Waters of the United States

• Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
• overpayment: includes :

  (1) Payment where no amount is payable under this part;

  (2) Payment in excess of the amount payable under this part;

  (3) A payment under this part which has not been reduced by the amounts required by the Act (see § 725. See 20 CFR 725.540

• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).