Terms Used In CFR > Title 40 > Chapter I > Subchapter A

• Accurate mass flow meter: A mass flow meter for making volume determinations of bulk distilled spirits. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Acknowledgment: means a confirmation of electronic document receipt. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Act: means section 504 of title 5 U. See 40 CFR 17.2
• Act: means 16 U. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Act: means Title VIII of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Act: means the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, (68 Stat. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Administrator: The Administrator of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the Department of the Treasury, Washington, D. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Administrator: means the Administrator of the EPA. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Administrator: means the Administrator of EPA. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Administrator: means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 17.2
• Administrator: means the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 20.2
• Adversary adjudication: means an adjudication required by statute to be held pursuant to 5 U. See 40 CFR 17.2
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• Agency: means the EPA or a state, tribe, or local government that administers or seeks to administer an authorized program. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Agency: means Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Agreement collection certification: means a signed statement by which a local registration authority certifies that a subscriber agreement has been received from a registrant. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Alcohol abuse: means any misuse of alcohol which demonstrably interferes with a person's health, interpersonal relations or working ability. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Alcohol fuel plant: A special type of distilled spirits plant authorized under 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Alcoholic flavoring materials: Any nonbeverage product on which drawback has been or will be claimed under 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• ALJ: means an Administrative Law Judge in the authority appointed pursuant to 5 U. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Annex I: refers to Annex I, Environmental Impact Assessment, of the Protocol. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Annual energy audit: means a procedure including, but not limited to, verification of the achievement of energy cost savings and energy unit savings guaranteed resulting from implementation of energy conservation measures and determination of whether an adjustment to the energy baseline is justified by conditions beyond the contractor's control. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Antarctic environment: means the natural and physical environment of Antarctica and its dependent and associated ecosystems, but excludes social, economic, and other environments. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Antarctica: means the Antarctic Treaty area. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Applicant: means an individual who is interested in being considered for WIA Title I--financially assisted aid, benefits, services, or training by a recipient, and who has signified that interest by submitting personal information in response to a request by the recipient. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Applicant: means any entity that files an application or unsolicited proposal or otherwise requests EPA assistance (see definition for EPA assistance). See 40 CFR 7.25
• Applicant: means any person who files an application with the Administrator for certification that a facility is in compliance with the applicable regulations of Federal agencies and in furtherance of the general policies of the United States for cooperation with the States in the prevention and abatement of water or air pollution under the Act. See 40 CFR 20.2
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Article: A product containing denatured spirits, which was manufactured under this part or part 20 of this chapter. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Assistant Attorney General: means the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Assistant Secretary: means the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy or any official to whom the Assistant Secretary's functions may be redelegated by the Secretary. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Authority: means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Authority head: means the Commission of five members or a quorum thereof sitting as a body, as provided by section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Authorized program: means a Federal program that EPA has delegated, authorized, or approved a state, tribe, or local government to administer, or a program that EPA has delegated, authorized, or approved a state, tribe or local government to administer in lieu of a Federal program, under other provisions of Title 40 and such delegation, authorization, or approval has not been withdrawn or expired. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Automotive gasoline: means all grades of gasoline for use in internal combustion engines except aviation gasoline. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Auxiliary aids: means services or devices that enable persons with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills to have an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, programs or activities conducted by the agency. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Award Official: means the EPA official with the authority to approve and execute assistance agreements and to take other assistance related actions authorized by this part and by other EPA regulations or delegation of authority. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Base Year: means the fiscal year in which a life cycle cost analysis is conducted. See 10 CFR 436.11
• 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.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Bond: A bond is a formal guarantee for payment of monies due to TTB, including taxes imposed by 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Bonded premises: The premises of a distilled spirits plant, or part thereof, as described in the application for registration, on which the conduct of distilled spirits operations defined in 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Borrower: means a mortgagor who is an original borrower under the HECM Loan Agreement and Note. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Bottler: A proprietor of a distilled spirits plant qualified under this part as a processor that bottles distilled spirits. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Btu: means British thermal unit. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Building: means any structure, including a group of closely situated structural units that are centrally metered or served by a central utility plant, or an eligible portion thereof, the construction of which was completed on or before May 1, 1989, which includes a heating or cooling system, or both. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Building: means any closed structure primarily intended for human occupancy in which energy is consumed, produced, or distributed. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Building energy system: means an energy conservation measure or any portion of the structure of a building or any mechanical, electrical, or other functional system supporting the building, the nature or selection of which for a new building influences significantly the cost of energy consumed. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Building water system: means a water conservation measure or any portion of the structure of a building or any mechanical, electrical, or other functional system supporting the building, the nature or selection of which for a new building influences significantly the cost of water consumed. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Bulk conveyance: A tank car, tank truck, tank ship, tank barge, or a compartment of any such conveyance, or any other container approved by the Administrator for the conveyance of comparable quantities of spirits, including denatured spirits and wines. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Bulk distilled spirits: Distilled spirits in a container having a capacity in excess of one wine gallon. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Business: means any person engaged in a business, trade, employment, calling or profession, whether or not all or any part of the net earnings derived from such engagement by such person inure (or may lawfully inure) to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. See 40 CFR 2.201
• Business day: Any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday (which includes any holiday in the District of Columbia and any statewide holiday in the particular State in which the claim, report, or return, as the case may be, is required to be filed, or the act is required to be performed). See 27 CFR 19.1
• Carrier: Any person, company, corporation, or organization, including a proprietor, owner, consignor, consignee, or bailee, who transports distilled spirits, denatured spirits, or wine in any manner for itself or others. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Central Data Exchange: means EPA's centralized electronic document receiving system, or its successors, including associated instructions for submitting electronic documents. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Chief Information Officer: means the EPA official assigned the functions described in section 5125 of the Clinger Cohen Act (Pub. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Claim: means a demand for payment by an employee or his/her representative for the value or the repair cost of an item of personal property damaged, lost or destroyed as an incident to government service. See 40 CFR 14.2
• Claim: means any request, demand, or submission--

  (a) Made to the authority for property, services, or money (including money representing grants, loans, insurance, or benefits). See 10 CFR 13.2

• Cogeneration: means the utilization of surplus energy, e. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Commission: means the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Commissioner: means the Federal Housing Commissioner or the Commissioner's authorized representative. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Commissioner: means the Federal Housing Commissioner or his authorized representative. See 24 CFR 203.251
• Common disaster: A sudden and extraordinary misfortune that brings about the simultaneous or near-simultaneous deaths of two or more associated persons, such as husband and wife.
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Complaint: means the administrative complaint served by the reviewing official on the defendant under §13. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Complete complaint: means a written statement that contains the complainant's name and address and describes the agency's alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the agency of the nature and date of the alleged violation of section 504. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Complex: means a closely situated group of buildings on a contiguous site such as a school or college campus or multibuilding hospital. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Container: A receptacle, vessel, or form of bottle, can, package, tank or pipeline (where specifically included) used or capable of being used to contain, store, transfer, convey, remove, or withdraw spirits and denatured spirits. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Contract of Insurance: means the agreement evidenced by the issuance of a Mortgage Insurance Certificate or by the endorsement of the Commissioner upon the credit instrument given in connection with an insured mortgage, incorporating by reference the regulations in this subpart and the applicable provisions of the Act. See 24 CFR 203.251
• Cooling degree days: means the annual sum of the number of Fahrenheit degrees of each day's mean temperature above 65° for a given locality. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Coordinating agency: means a State or any public or nonprofit organization legally constituted within a State which provides either administrative control or services for a group of institutions within a State and which acts on behalf of such institutions with respect to their participation in the program. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Copy of record: means a true and correct copy of an electronic document received by an electronic document receiving system, which copy can be viewed in a human-readable format that clearly and accurately associates all the information provided in the electronic document with descriptions or labeling of the information. See 40 CFR 3.3
• 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.
• CRC: means the Civil Rights Center, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, U. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Day: means calendar day, except where the term business day is used. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Defendant: means any person alleged in a complaint under §13. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Deferral Period: means the period of time following the death of the last surviving borrower during which the due and payable status of a HECM is deferred for an Eligible Non-Borrowing Spouse provided that the Qualifying Attributes and all other FHA requirements continue to be satisfied. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Denatured spirits: Spirits to which denaturants have been added as provided in part 21 of this chapter. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Department: means the U. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary: means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technical and Financial Assistance or any official to whom the Deputy Assistant Secretary's functions may be redelegated by the Assistant Secretary. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Detailed energy survey: means a procedure which may include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of energy cost savings and energy unit savings potential, building conditions, energy consuming equipment, and hours of use or occupancy for the purpose of confirming or revising technical and price proposals based on the preliminary energy survey. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Diesel and petroleum distillate fuels: means the lighter fuel oils distilled-off during the refining process. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Director: means the Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, U. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Disinterested individual: means an individual who is not connected with the person in whose name the electronic signature device is issued. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Distilled spirits plant: An establishment which is qualified under this part to conduct distilled spirits operations. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Distiller: Any person who:

  (1) Produces distilled spirits from any source or substance. See 27 CFR 19.1

• Distilling material: Any fermented or other alcoholic substance capable of, or intended for use in, the original distillation or other original processing of spirits. See 27 CFR 19.1
• DOE: means the Department of Energy. See 10 CFR 455.2
• DOE: means Department of Energy. See 10 CFR 436.11
• DOE: means Department of Energy. See 10 CFR 436.31
• DOE: means the Department of Energy. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Effective tax rate: The net tax rate, after reduction for any credit allowable under 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Electronic document: means any information in digital form that is conveyed to an agency or third-party, where "information" may include data, text, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, or databases. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Electronic document receiving system: means any set of apparatus, procedures, software, records, or documentation used to receive electronic documents. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Electronic signature: means any information in digital form that is included in or logically associated with an electronic document for the purpose of expressing the same meaning and intention as would a handwritten signature if affixed to an equivalent paper document with the same reference to the same content. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Electronic signature agreement: means an agreement signed by an individual with respect to an electronic signature device that the individual will use to create his or her electronic signatures requiring such individual to protect the electronic signature device from compromise. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Electronic signature device: means a code or other mechanism that is used to create electronic signatures. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Eligibility: A mortgage secured by a Condominium Unit shall be eligible for insurance under section 203 of the National Housing Act if it meets the requirements of this subpart, except as modified by this section. See 24 CFR 203.43b
• Eligible flavor: A flavor which:

  (1) Is of a type that is eligible for drawback of tax under 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1

• Eligible Non-Borrowing Spouse: means a Non-Borrowing Spouse who meets all Qualifying Attributes for a Deferral Period. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Eligible wine: Wine on which tax would be imposed by paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
• Emergency conservation plan: means a set of instructions designed to specify actions to be taken in response to a serious interruption of energy supply. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Employee: means a person appointed to a position with EPA. See 40 CFR 14.2
• Energy audit: means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building which:

  (1) Identifies the type, size, and rate of energy consumption of such building and the major energy-using systems of such building. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Energy baseline: means the amount of energy that would be consumed annually without implementation of energy conservation measures based on historical metered data, engineering calculations, submetering of buildings or energy consuming systems, building load simulation models, statistical regression analysis, or some combination of these methods. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Energy conservation maintenance and operating procedures: means modifications in the maintenance and operations of a building and any installation therein which are designed to reduce the energy consumption in such building and which require no significant expenditure of funds, including, but not limited to:

  (1) Effective operation and maintenance of ventilation systems and control of infiltration conditions, including:

  (i) Repair of caulking or weatherstripping around windows and doors. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Energy conservation measure: means an installation or modification of an installation in a building which is primarily intended to maintain (in the case of load management systems) or reduce energy consumption and reduce energy costs, or allow the use of an alternative energy source, including, but not limited to:

  (1) Insulation of the building structure and systems within the building. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Energy conservation measures: means measures that are applied to an existing Federal building that improve energy efficiency and are life cycle cost effective and that involve energy conservation, cogeneration facilities, renewable energy sources, improvements in operation and maintenance efficiencies, or retrofit activities. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Energy conservation measures: means measures that are applied to an existing Federally owned building or facility that improves energy efficiency, are life-cycle cost-effective under subpart A of this part, and involve energy conservation, cogeneration facilities, renewable energy sources, improvements in operation and maintenance efficiencies, or retrofit activities. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Energy cost savings: means a reduction in the cost of energy and related operation and maintenance expenses, from a base cost established through a methodology set forth in an energy savings performance contract, utilized in an existing federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities as a result of--

  (1) The lease or purchase of operating equipment, improvements, altered operation and maintenance, or technical services. See 10 CFR 436.31

• Energy efficiency goal: means the ratio of production achieved to energy used. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Energy savings performance contract: means a contract which provides for the performance of services for the design, acquisition, installation, testing, operation, and, where appropriate, maintenance and repair of an identified energy conservation measure or series of measures at one or more locations. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Energy unit savings: means the determination, in electrical or thermal units (e. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Energy use avoidance: means the amount of energy resources, e. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Energy use evaluation: means a determination of:

  (1) Whether the building is a school facility, hospital facility, or a building owned and primarily occupied and used throughout the year by a unit of local government or by a public care institution. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• environment: means the natural and physical environment and excludes social, economic and other environments. See 40 CFR 6.402
• EPA: means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 3.3
• EPA: means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 7.25
• EPA: means the Environmental Protection Agency, an Agency of the United States. See 40 CFR 17.2
• EPA: means the Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 8.3
• EPA: means the Environmental Protection Agency. See 40 CFR 16.2
• EPA assistance: means any grant or cooperative agreement, loan, contract (other than a procurement contract or a contract of insurance or guaranty), or any other arrangement by which EPA provides or otherwise makes available assistance in the form of:

  (1) Funds. See 40 CFR 7.25

• EPA legal office: means the EPA General Counsel and any EPA office over which the General Counsel exercises supervisory authority, including the various Offices of Regional Counsel. See 40 CFR 2.201
• EPA office: means any organizational element of EPA, at any level or location. See 40 CFR 2.201
• Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or because an applicant receives income from a public assistance program. ^{Source: OCC}
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Estate planning service firm: means an individual or entity that is not a mortgagee approved under part 202 of this chapter or a participating agency approved under subpart B of 24 CFR part 214 and that charges a fee that is:

  (1) Contingent on the prospective borrower obtaining a mortgage loan under this part, except the origination fee authorized by §206. See 24 CFR 206.3

• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Existing electronic document receiving system: means an electronic document receiving system that is being used to receive electronic documents in lieu of paper to satisfy requirements under an authorized program on October 13, 2005 or the system, if not in use, has been substantially developed on or before that date as evidenced by the establishment of system services or specifications by contract or other binding agreement. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Expected average mortgage interest rate: means the interest rate used to calculate the principal limit established at closing. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Expedition: means any activity undertaken by one or more nongovernmental persons organized within or proceeding from the United States to or within the Antarctic Treaty area for which advance notification is required under Paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Treaty. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Facility: means all, or any part of, or any interests in structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, or other real or personal property. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Facility: means all or any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Facility: means any structure not primarily intended for human occupancy, or any contiguous group of structures and related systems, either of which produces, distributes, or consumes energy. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Facility: means property comprising any new identifiable treatment facility which removes, alters, disposes of, stores, or prevents the creation of pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or heat. See 40 CFR 20.2
• Facility: means any structure or group of closely located structures, comprising a manufacturing plant, laboratory, office or service center, plus equipment. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Federal agency: means "agency" as defined by 5 U. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Federal agency: has the meaning given such term in section 551(1) of Title 5, United States Code. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Federal agency: means any Executive agency under 5 U. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Federal building: means an energy or water conservation measure or any building, structure, or facility, or part thereof, including the associated energy and water consuming support systems, which is constructed, renovated, leased, or purchased in whole or in part for use by the Federal government. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Federal program: means any program administered by EPA under any other provision of Title 40. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Federal reporting requirement: means a requirement to report information directly to EPA under any other provision of Title 40. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
• Fermenting material: Any material that will be subject to a process of fermentation in order to produce distilling material. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fiduciary: A guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, conservator, or any person acting in any fiduciary capacity for any person. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Financial assistance: means any of the following:

  (1) Any grant, subgrant, loan, or advance of funds, including funds extended to any entity for payment to or on behalf of participants admitted to that entity for training, or extended directly to such participants for payment to that entity. See 29 CFR 37.4

• 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.
• Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
• Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
• From bond: When used with reference to withdrawals of distilled spirits, this phrase includes withdrawals from the premises of a distilled spirits plant even if the proprietor, as authorized under the exemption set forth in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Fuel: means any commercial source of energy used within the building or complex being surveyed such as natural gas, fuel oil, electricity, or coal. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Fuel alcohol: Distilled spirits that have been made unfit for beverage use at an alcohol fuel plant as provided in this subpart. See 27 CFR 19.662
• General Counsel: means the General Counsel of EPA or any official exercising authority delegated by the General Counsel. See 40 CFR 23.1
• General operations: means world-wide Federal agency operations, other than building operations, and includes services. See 10 CFR 436.101
• General premises: Any business office, service facility, or other part of the premises described in the notice of registration other than bonded premises. See 27 CFR 19.1
• General transportation: means the use of vehicles for over-the-road driving as opposed to vehicles designed for off-road conditions, and the use of aircraft and vessels. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Goal: means a specific statement of an intended energy conservation result which will occur within a prescribed time period. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Government: means the United States Government. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Governor: means the chief executive officer of a State including the Mayor of the District of Columbia or a person duly designated in writing by the Governor to act on her or his behalf. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Governor: means the chief elected official of any State or his or her designee. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Grant program cycle: means the period of time specified by DOE which relates to the fiscal year or years for which monies are appropriated for grants under this part, during which one complete cycle of DOE grant activity occurs including fund allocations to the States. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Grantee: means the entity or organization named in the Notice of Financial Assistance Award as the recipient of the grant. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Gross square feet: means the sum of all heated or cooled floor areas enclosed in a building, calculated from the outside dimensions or from the centerline of common walls. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Guidelines: means a set of instructions designed to prescribe, direct and regulate a course of action. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Handicapped person: means any person who (1) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, (2) has a record of such an impairment, or (3) is regarded as having such an impairment. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Handwritten signature: means the scripted name or legal mark of an individual, handwritten by that individual with a marking-or writing-instrument such as a pen or stylus and executed or adopted with the present intention to authenticate a writing in a permanent form, where "a writing" means any intentional recording of words in a visual form, whether in the form of handwriting, printing, typewriting, or any other tangible form. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Has a record of such an impairment: means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Has a record of such an impairment: means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Heating or cooling system: means any mechanical system for heating, cooling, or ventilating areas of a building including a system of through-the-wall air conditioning units. See 10 CFR 455.2
• HECM: means a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. See 24 CFR 206.3
• HECM counselor: means an independent third party who is currently active on FHA's HECM Counselor Roster and who is not, either directly or indirectly, associated with or compensated by, a party involved in originating, servicing, or funding the HECM, or the sale of annuities, investments, long-term care insurance, or any other type of financial or insurance product who provides statutorily required counseling to prospective borrowers who may be eligible for or interested in obtaining an FHA-insured HECM. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Hispanic: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless or race. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Hospital: means a public or nonprofit institution which is a general hospital, tuberculosis hospital, or any other type of hospital other than a hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care and which is duly authorized to provide hospital services under the laws of the State in which it is situated. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Hospital facilities: means buildings housing a hospital and related facilities including laboratories, laundries, outpatient departments, nurses' residence and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with a hospital. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Impact: means impact on the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems. See 40 CFR 8.3
• In bond: When used to describe spirits, denatured spirits, articles, or wine, this term refers to spirits, denatured spirits, articles, or wine held under bond to secure the payment of the taxes imposed by 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Indian tribe: means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians including any Alaska native village or regional or village corporation, as defined in or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Public Law 92-203. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Individual: means a natural person. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Individual with handicaps: means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Industrial or production: means the operation of facilities including buildings and plants which normally use large amounts of capital equipment, e. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Industrial use: When used with reference to spirits, the meaning given to the term in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Ineligible Non-Borrowing Spouse: means a Non-Borrowing Spouse who does not meet all Qualifying Attributes for a Deferral Period. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Information or objects of independent origin: means data or items that originate from a disinterested individual or are forensic evidence of a unique, immutable trait which is (and may at any time be) attributed to the individual in whose name the device is issued. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Initial decision: means the written decision of the ALJ required by §13. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Initial Disbursement Limit: means the maximum amount of funds that can be advanced to a borrower of an adjustable interest rate HECM allowed at loan closing and during the First 12-Month Disbursement Period in accordance with §206. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Insured mortgage: means a mortgage which has been insured as evidenced by the issuance of a Mortgage Insurance Certificate. See 24 CFR 206.3
• 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}
• Intermediate product: Any product manufactured according to an approved formula under part 5 of this chapter, intended not for sale as such but for use in the manufacture of a distilled spirits product. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
• Investigating official: means the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Office of the Inspector General. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Investment costs: means the initial costs of design, engineering, purchase, construction, and installation exclusive of sunk costs. See 10 CFR 436.11
• IRC: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Jet fuel: means fuels for use, generally in aircraft turbine engines. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Kind: Except as provided in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Large plant: An alcohol fuel plant that produces (including receives) more than 500,000 proof gallons of spirits per calendar year. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Letterhead application: A letter on a company's letterhead or other piece of paper that clearly shows the company name from a company representative with signature authority. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Letterhead notice: A letter on a company's letterhead or other piece of paper that clearly shows the company name from a company representative with signature authority. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• LIBOR: means the London Interbank Offered Rate. See 24 CFR 206.3
• License: means a license issued under the regulations in parts 30 through 36, 39, 40, 60, 61, 63, 70, or 72 of this chapter, including licenses to manufacture, construct and/or operate a production or utilization facility under parts 50, 52, or 54 of this chapter. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Licensee: means the holder of such a license. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Life cycle cost: means the total cost of owning, operating and maintaining a building over its useful life (including its fuel and water, energy, labor, and replacement components), determined on the basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison of alternative building systems, except that in the case of leased buildings, the life cycle cost shall be calculated over the effective remaining term of the lease. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
• Liquefied petroleum gas: means propane, propylene-butanes, butylene, propane-butane mixtures, and isobutane that are produced at a refinery, a natural gas processing plant, or a field facility. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Liquor bottle: A bottle made of glass or earthenware, or of other suitable material approved by the Food and Drug Administration, which has been designed or is intended for use as a container for distilled spirits for sale for beverage purposes and which has been determined by the Administrator to adequately protect the revenue. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Liter: A metric unit of capacity equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters or 1,000 milliliters (ml) of alcoholic beverage, and equivalent to 33. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Local educational agency: means a public board of education or other public authority or a nonprofit institution legally constituted within, or otherwise recognized by, a State either for administrative control or direction of, or to perform administrative services for, a group of schools within a State. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Local registration authority: means an individual who is authorized by a state, tribe, or local government to issue an agreement collection certification, whose identity has been established by notarized affidavit, and who is authorized in writing by a regulated entity to issue agreement collection certifications on its behalf. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Lot identification number: The package identification number described in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Maintenance: means activities undertaken in a building to assure that equipment and energy-using systems operate effectively and efficiently. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Major life activities: means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Major life activities: includes functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working. See 40 CFR 12.103
• Marketing: means a program or activity managed or performed by the State including but not limited to:

  (1) Obtaining non-Federal funds to finance energy conservation measures consistent with this part. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Maturity: The mortgage shall have a term of not more than 30 years from the date of the beginning of amortization. See 24 CFR 203.17
• Maximum claim amount: means the lesser of the appraised value of the property, as determined by the appraisal used in underwriting the loan. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Measures: means actions, procedures, devices or other means for effecting energy efficient changes in general operations which can be applied by Federal agencies. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Medium plant: An alcohol fuel plant that produces (including receives) more than 10,000 but not more than 500,000 proof gallons of spirits per calendar year. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Methods of Administration: means the written document and supporting documentation developed under §37. See 29 CFR 37.4
• MIP: means the mortgage insurance premium paid by the mortgagee to the Commissioner in consideration of the contract of insurance. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
• mortgage: as used in this part , except §203. See 24 CFR 203.17
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Mortgage: means a first lien on real estate under the laws of the jurisdiction where the real estate is located. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Mortgagee: means original lender under a mortgage and its successors and assigns, as are approved by the Commissioner. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Mortgagee: means the original lender under a mortgage and its successors and such of its assigns as are approved by the Commissioner. See 24 CFR 203.251
• Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
• Mortgagor: means each original mortgagor under a HECM mortgage and his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Navy special: means a heavy fuel oil that is similar to ASTM grade No. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Non-Borrowing Spouse: means the spouse, as defined by the law of the state in which the spouse and borrower reside or the state of celebration, of the HECM borrower at the time of closing and who is also not a borrower. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Non-fuel operation and maintenance costs: means material and labor cost for routine upkeep, repair and operation exclusive of energy cost. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Non-recurring costs: means costs that are not uniformly incurred annually over the study period. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Noncompliance: means a failure of a grant applicant or recipient to comply with any of the applicable requirements of the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of WIA or this part. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Nonindustrial use: When used with reference to spirits, the meaning given to the term in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Operating: means the operation of equipment and energy-using systems in a building to achieve or maintain specified levels of environmental conditions of service. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Operational training and readiness: means those activities which are necessary to establish or maintain an agency's capability to perform its primary mission. See 10 CFR 436.101
• operators: means any person or persons organizing a nongovernmental expedition to or within Antarctica. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• owns: means property interest including without limitation a leasehold interest which is or shall become a fee simple title in a building or complex. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Package: A cask or barrel or similar wooden container, or a drum or similar metal container. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Package identification number: The lot identification number described in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Participant: means an individual or organization that has petitioned to intervene in a proceeding or requested a hearing but that has not yet been granted party status by an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board or other presiding officer. See 10 CFR 13.2
• 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.
• Payments: The mortgage shall:

  (1) Come due on the first of the month. See 24 CFR 203.17

• Permit: The document issued pursuant to 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other public or private organization or legal entity, including Federal, State or local governmental bodies and agencies and their employees. See 40 CFR 2.201
• Person: An individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other entity recognized by law as a person. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Person: has the meaning given that term in section 1 of title 1, United States code, and includes any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States except that the term does not include any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or private organization and includes the plural of that term. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Physical or mental impairment: means (i) any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: Neurological. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Plan: means those actions which an agency envisions it must undertake to assure attainment of energy consumption and efficiency goals without an unacceptably adverse impact on primary missions. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Plant: An alcohol fuel plant. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Plant number: The number assigned to a distilled spirits plant by TTB. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
• Preliminary energy survey: means a procedure which may include, but is not limited to, an evaluation of energy cost savings and energy unit savings potential, building conditions, energy consuming equipment, and hours of use or occupancy, for the purpose of developing technical and price proposals prior to selection. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Preliminary environmental review: means the environmental review described under that term in §8. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Primarily occupied: means that in excess of 50 percent of a building's square footage or time of occupancy is occupied by a public care institution or an office or agency of a unit of local government. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Principal limit: means the maximum amount calculated, taking into account the age of the youngest borrower or Eligible Non-Borrowing Spouse, the expected average mortgage interest rate, and the maximum claim amount. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Principal residence: means the dwelling where the borrower and, if applicable, Non-Borrowing Spouse, maintain their permanent place of abode, and typically spend the majority of the calendar year. See 24 CFR 206.3
• Priority reports: means the reports listed in Appendix 1 to part 3. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Proceeding: means an adversary adjudication as defined in §17. See 40 CFR 17.2
• Processor: Except as otherwise provided in 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Program: means the organized set of activities and allocation of resources directed toward a common purpose, objective, or goal undertaken or proposed by an agency in order to carry out the responsibilities assigned to it. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Program assistance: means a program or activity managed or performed by the State and designed to provide support to eligible institutions to help ensure the effectiveness of energy conservation programs carried out consistent with this part including such relevant activities as:

  (1) Evaluating the services and reports of consulting engineers. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Proof: The ethyl alcohol content of a liquid at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, stated as twice the percentage of ethyl alcohol by volume. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Proof gallon: A gallon of liquid at 60 degrees Fahrenheit which contains 50 percent by volume of ethyl alcohol having a specific gravity of 0. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Proof of distillation: The composite proof of the spirits when the production gauge is made, or, if the spirits are reduced in proof prior to the production gauge, the proof of the spirits prior to that reduction, unless the spirits are subsequently redistilled at a higher proof than the proof prior to reduction. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Proprietor: The person qualified under this subpart to operate an alcohol fuel plant. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Proprietor: The person qualified under this part to operate a distilled spirits plant. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Protocol: means the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, done at Madrid October 4, 1991, and all annexes thereto which are in force for the United States. See 40 CFR 8.3
• Public care institution: means a public or nonprofit institution which owns:

  (1) A facility for long-term care, rehabilitation facility, or public health center, as described in section 1624 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Public or nonprofit institution: means an institution owned and operated by:

  (1) A State, a political subdivision of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of either. See 10 CFR 455.2

• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Reasons of business confidentiality: include the concept of trade secrecy and other related legal concepts which give (or may give) a business the right to preserve the confidentiality of business information and to limit its use or disclosure by others in order that the business may obtain or retain business advantages it derives from its rights in the information. See 40 CFR 2.201
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Recipient: includes , but is not limited to:

  (1) State-level agencies that administer, or are financed in whole or in part with, WIA Title I funds;

  (2) State Employment Security Agencies;

  (3) State and local Workforce Investment Boards;

  (4) LWIA grant recipients;

  (5) One-Stop operators;

  (6) Service providers, including eligible training providers;

  (7) On-the-Job Training (OJT) employers;

  (8) Job Corps contractors and center operators, excluding the operators of federally-operated Job Corps centers;

  (9) Job Corps national training contractors;

  (10) Outreach and admissions agencies, including Job Corps contractors that perform these functions;

  (11) Placement agencies, including Job Corps contractors that perform these functions; and

  (12) Other National Program recipients. See 29 CFR 37.4

• Reconditioning: The dumping of distilled spirits products in bond after their bottling or packaging, for filtration, clarification, stabilization, reformulation, or other purposes, other than destruction, denaturation, redistillation, or rebottling. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Recorded: means written or otherwise registered in some form for preserving information, including such forms as drawings, photographs, videotape, sound recordings, punched cards, and computer tape or disk. See 40 CFR 2.201
• records: as used in this subpart does not include qualifying documents required under subpart D of this part, or bonds required under subpart F of this part. See 27 CFR 19.577
• Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Recurring costs: means future costs that are incurred uniformly and annually over the study period. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Regional Administrator: means the Regional designee appointed by the Administrator to certify facilities under this part. See 40 CFR 20.2
• Regulated activities: means any activity carried on which is under the jurisdiction of the NRC under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any title of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1972, as amended. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Regulated entities: means any individual, person, organization, or corporation that is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the NRC, including (but not limited to) an applicant for or holder of a standard design approval under subpart E of part 52 of this chapter or a standard design certification under subpart B of part 52 of this chapter. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
• Renewable energy sources: means sunlight, wind, geothermal, biomass, solid wastes, or other such sources of energy. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Renewable resource energy conservation measure: means an energy conservation measure which produces at least 50 percent of its Btu's from a non-depletable energy source. See 10 CFR 455.2
• 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).
• Representative: means any person designated by a party in writing. See 10 CFR 13.2
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Restricted area: means an area, access to which is limited by the licensee for the purpose of protecting individuals against undue risks from exposure to radiation and radioactive materials. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Retrofit: means installation of a building energy system or building water system alternative in an existing Federal building. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Reviewing official: means the General Counsel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or his or her designee who is--

  (a) Not subject to supervision by, or required to report to, the investigating official. See 10 CFR 13.2

• Salvage value: means the value of any building energy system or building water system removed or replaced during the study period, or recovered through resale or remaining at the end of the study period. See 10 CFR 436.11
• School: means a public or nonprofit institution which:

  (1) Provides, and is legally authorized to provide, elementary education or secondary education, or both, on a day or residential basis. See 10 CFR 455.2

• School facilities: means buildings housing classrooms, laboratories, dormitories, administrative facilities, athletic facilities, or related facilities operated in connection with a school. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Season: The period from January 1st through June 30th (spring season) or the period from July 1st through December 31st (fall season). See 27 CFR 19.1
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Energy. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Energy or his/her designee. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Secretary: The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate or designee. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Labor, U. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Energy. See 10 CFR 436.31
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Services: means the provision of administrative assistance or something of benefit to the public. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Settle: means the act of considering, ascertaining, adjusting, determining or otherwise resolving a claim. See 40 CFR 14.2
• Small plant: An alcohol fuel plant that produces (including receives) not more than 10,000 proof gallons of spirits per calendar year. See 27 CFR 19.662
• Spirits residues: Residues, containing distilled spirits, of a manufacturing process related to the production of an article under part 20 of this chapter. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Standard: means an energy conservation measure determined by DOE to be applicable to a particular agency or agencies. See 10 CFR 436.101
• State: includes any one of the foregoing. See 40 CFR 7.25
• State: means the individual states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau. See 29 CFR 37.4
• State: means the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. See 40 CFR 20.2
• State energy agency: means the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans pursuant to section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Statement: means any representation, certification, affirmation, document, record, or accounting or bookkeeping entry made--

  (a) With respect to a claim or to obtain the approval or payment of a claim (including relating to eligibility to make a claim). See 10 CFR 13.2

• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
• Study period: means the time period covered by a life cycle cost analysis. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Subscriber agreement: means an electronic signature agreement signed by an individual with a handwritten signature. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Sunk costs: means costs incurred prior to the time at which the life cycle cost analysis occurs. See 10 CFR 436.11
• Support office director: means the Director of the DOE field support office with the responsibility for grant administration or any official to whom that function may be redelegated. See 10 CFR 455.2
• Taxpaid: When used with reference to distilled spirits, all applicable taxes imposed by law on those spirits have been determined or paid as provided by law. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Technical assistance program update: means a brief revision to an existing technical assistance program report designed to provide current information such as that relating to energy use, equipment costs, and other data needed to substantiate an application for an energy conservation measure grant. See 10 CFR 455.2
• This chapter: Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury (27 CFR chapter I). See 27 CFR 19.1
• This part: means 40 CFR part 8. See 40 CFR 8.3
• To bond: When used with reference to returns of distilled spirits, this phrase includes returns to the premises of a distilled spirits plant even if the proprietor, as authorized under the exemption set forth in §19. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Transfer in bond: The removal of spirits, denatured spirits and wines from one bonded premises to another bonded premises. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Transmit: means to successfully and accurately convey an electronic document so that it is received by the intended recipient in a format that can be processed by the electronic document receiving system. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• TTB: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the Department of the Treasury. See 27 CFR 19.1
• TTB officer: An officer or employee of TTB authorized to perform any function relating to the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this part. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Under Secretary: means the Under Secretary of the Department of Energy. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Unit of local government: means the government of a county, municipality, parish, borough, or township which is a unit of general purpose government below the State (determined on the basis of the same principles as are used by the Bureau of the Census for general statistical purposes) and the District of Columbia. See 10 CFR 455.2
• United States: includes the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Canal Zone, and all other territories and possessions of the United States. See 40 CFR 7.25
• Valid electronic signature: means an electronic signature on an electronic document that has been created with an electronic signature device that the identified signatory is uniquely entitled to use for signing that document, where this device has not been compromised, and where the signatory is an individual who is authorized to sign the document by virtue of his or her legal status and/or his or her relationship to the entity on whose behalf the signature is executed. See 40 CFR 3.3
• Variance: means the difference between actual consumption and goal. See 10 CFR 436.101
• Voluntarily submitted information: means business information in EPA's possession--

  (1) The submission of which EPA had no statutory or contractual authority to require. See 40 CFR 2.201

• Warehouseman: A proprietor of a distilled spirits plant qualified under this part to store bulk distilled spirits. See 27 CFR 19.1
• WIA: means the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Wine gallon: The liquid measure equivalent to the volume of 231 cubic inches. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Wine spirits: Spirits authorized for use in wine production by 26 U. See 27 CFR 19.1
• Worker: means an individual engaged in activities licensed or regulated by the Commission and controlled by a licensee or regulated entity, but does not include the licensee or regulated entity. See 10 CFR 19.3
• Working days: means calendar days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. See 40 CFR 16.2
• writing: means any intentional recording of words in a visual form, whether in the form of handwriting, printing, typewriting, or any other tangible form. See 40 CFR 3.3