40 C.F.R. § 27.2
Administrative Law Judge 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 .
Administrator means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Authority means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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 reviewing official on the defendant under § 27.7 .
Defendant means any person alleged in a complaint under § 27.7 to be liable for a civil penalty or assessment under § 27.3 .
Environmental Appeals Board means the Board within the Agency described in § 1.25 of this title.
Government means the United States Government.
Hearing Clerk means the Office of the Hearing Clerk (1900), United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Individual means a natural person.
Initial decision means the written decision of the presiding officer required by § 27.10 or § 27.37 , and includes a revised initial decision issued following a remand or a motion for reconsideration.
Investigating official means the Inspector General of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or an officer or employee of the Office of Inspector General designated by the Inspector General and 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.
Knows or has reason to know means that a person, with respect to a claim or statement-
Makes, wherever it appears, 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 those terms.
Presiding officer means the administrative law judge designated by the Chief administrative law judge to serve as presiding officer.
Representative means an attorney who is a member 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, or other representative who must conform to the standards of conduct and ethics required of practitioners before the courts of the United States.
Reviewing official means the General Counsel of the Authority or his designee who is-
Statement means any representation, certification, affirmation, document, record, or accounting or bookkeeping entry made-
the Authority, or any State, political subdivision of a State, or other party, if the United States Government provides any portion of the money or property under such contract or for such grant, loan, or benefit, or if the Government will reimburse such State, political subdivision, or party for any portion of the money or property under such contract or for such grant, loan, or benefit.
40 C.F.R. §27.2