ALJ means an Administrative Law Judge in the authority appointed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3105 or detailed to the authority pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3344 .
Authority means the United States Department of Justice, including all offices, boards, divisions and bureaus.
Authority head means the Attorney General or his designee. For purposes of these regulations, the Deputy Attorney General is designated to act on behalf of the Attorney General.
Benefit means in the context of statement, anything of value, including but not limited to any advantage, preference, privilege, license, permit, favorable decision, ruling, status or loan guarantee.
Claim means any request, demand, or submission-
Complaint means the administrative complaint served by the rviewing official on the defendant under §71.7.
Defendant means any person alleged in a complaint under §71.7 to be liable for a civil penalty or assessment under §71.3.
Government means the United States Government.
Individual means a natural person.
Initial decision means the written decision of the ALJ required by §71.10 or §71.37, and includes a revised initial decision issued following a remand or a motion for reconsideration.
Investigating Official means the Inspector General.
Knows or has reason to know means that a person, with respect to a claim or statement:
Makes shall include the terms presents, submits, and causes to be made, presented, or submitted. As the context requires, making or made, shall likewise include the corresponding forms of such terms.
Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or private organization, and includes the plural of that term.
Representative means an attorney who is in good standing of the bar of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Reviewing Official means the Assistant Attorney General for Administration. For purposes of §71.5 of these rules, the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, personally or through his immediate staff, shall perform the functions of the reviewing official provided that such person is serving in a position for which the rate of basic pay is not less than the minimum rate of basic pay for grade GS-16 under the General Schedule. All other functions of the reviewing official, including administrative prosecution under these rules, shall be performed with respect to the components listed below by the individuals listed below acting on behalf of the Assistant Attorney General for Administration:
Statement means any representation, certification, affirmation, document, record, or accounting or bookkeeping entry made:
28 C.F.R. § 71.2