Authorized official

Authorized official means the Federal or State official to whom is delegated the authority to act on behalf of the Federal or State agency designated as trustee, or an official designated by an Indian tribe, pursuant to section 126(d) of CERCLA, to perform a natural resource damage assessment. As used in this part, authorized official is equivalent to the phrase authorized official or lead authorized official, as appropriate.

Source

43 CFR § 11.14

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Scoping language

Terms not defined in this section have the meaning given by CERCLA or the CWA. As used in this part, the phrase:

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