Terms Used In 48 CFR Part 3001 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• line of demarcation: means the dividing line used administratively to distinguish between the areas in which structures shall conform to Class "A" and Class "B" or "C" requirements. See 33 CFR 67.01-5
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• reliable: as used in this part shall mean that dependability which will insure to the highest degree reasonably possible the uninterrupted operation of lights and sound signals as private aids to navigation for safety of marine commerce. See 33 CFR 67.01-5
• structures: as used in this part shall include all fixed structures, temporary or permanent, for which a Corps of Engineers' permit is issued. See 33 CFR 67.01-5