§ 90.1 Purpose and applicability
§ 90.2 Definitions
§ 90.3 Procedures for requesting health assessments
§ 90.4 Contents of requests for health assessments
§ 90.5 Acting on requests
§ 90.6 Notification of determination to conduct a health assessment in response to a request from the public
§ 90.7 Decision to conduct health effects study
§ 90.8 Conduct of health assessments and health effects studies
§ 90.9 Public health advisory
§ 90.10 Notice and comment period
§ 90.11 Reporting of results of health assessments and health effects studies
§ 90.12 Confidentiality of information
§ 90.13 Recordkeeping requirements
§ 90.14 Documentation and cost recovery

Terms Used In 42 CFR Part 90 - Administrative Functions, Practices, and Procedures

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Circumstantial evidence: All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.