Regulatory authority

Regulatory authority means the department or agency in each State which has primary responsibility at the State level for administering the Act in the initial program, or the State regulatory authority where the State is administering the Act under a State regulatory program, or the Secretary in the initial or permanent program where the Secretary is administering the Act, or the Secretary when administering a Federal program or Federal lands program or when enforcing a State program pursuant to section 521 of the Act.

Source

30 CFR § 700.5

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Scoping language

As used throughout this chapter, the following terms have the specified meaning except where otherwise indicated

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