§ 1.21 General
§ 1.23 Office of the Administrator
§ 1.25 Staff offices
§ 1.27 Offices of the Associate Administrators
§ 1.29 Office of Inspector General
§ 1.31 Office of General Counsel
§ 1.33 Office of Administration and Resources Management
§ 1.35 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring
§ 1.37 Office of External Affairs
§ 1.39 Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation
§ 1.41 Office of Air and Radiation
§ 1.43 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
§ 1.45 Office of Research and Development
§ 1.47 Office of Land and Emergency Management
§ 1.49 Office of Water

Terms Used In CFR > Title 40 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 1 > Subpart B - Headquarters

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.