Agency

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000715",
  "term": "Agency",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The United States Environmental Protection Agency.\n\n2. Any Federal department or agency, including the United States Postal Service. (§ 1194.4)\n\n3. This term is now obsolete; in the modernized STORET systems the entity responsible for the data is referred to as an Organization.\n\n4. Unless otherwise specified, means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.[40 CFR 164.2 (CFR 2013)].[40 CFR 171.2 (CFR 2013)]40 CFR 171.3 (CFR 2018]\n\n5. Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or the Administrator's authorized representative.\n\n6. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), unless otherwise specified.\n\n7. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [40 CFR 51.301 (CFR 2018)][40 CFR 85.1402 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 142.2 (CFR 2018)][40 CFR 270.2 (CFR 2018)][40 CFR 146.3 (CFR 2018)][40 CFR 144.3 (CFR 2018)][40 CFR 22.3 (CFR 2018)][40 CFR 29.2 (CFR 2018)]\n\n8. Environmental Protection Agency [40 CFR 191.02 (CFR 2018)]\n\n9. EPA or a state, tribe, or local government that administers or seeks to administer an authorized program.\n\n10. Any ‘‘executive agency,’’ as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105; the United States Postal Service; and any other independent entity within the executive branch that designates or handles CUI.\n\n11. A government entity that publishes rules or notices in the Federal Register.\n\n12. A government entity that publishes rules or notices in the Federal Register. View (https://www.regulations.gov/aboutPartners) the full listing of government agencies and their acronyms.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "see_also": [
    "Organization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation: Definitions",
    "Section 508: Accessibility Glossary",
    "STORET Legacy Data Center Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Regulatory Activities-Regulatory Roles",
    "40 CFR 57.103 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 171.2 (CFR 2017)",
    "40 CFR 13.2 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 12.103 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 3.3 (CFR 2018)",
    "32 CFR 2002.4 (CFR 2018)",
    "Regulations.gov Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/agency/"
}