Lead authorized official
Lead authorized official means a Federal or State official authorized to act on behalf of all affected Federal or State agencies acting as trustees where there are multiple agencies, or an official designated by multiple tribes where there are multiple tribes, affected because of coexisting or contiguous natural resources or concurrent jurisdiction.
Source
43 CFR § 11.14
Scoping language
Terms not defined in this section have the meaning given by CERCLA or the CWA. As used in this part, the phrase: