Federal agency

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010733",
  "term": "Federal agency",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States.\n\n2. Any executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the U.S. Government, except for the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the Architect's direction.\n\n3. Federal department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal government.\n\n4. Executive agency (as defined in section -105 of title 5, United States Code) and -includes the United States Postal -Service.\n\n5. Any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal government; any independent agency or establishment of the Federal government including any government corporation; and the Government Printing Office. [40 CFR 247.3 (CFR 2013)]\n\n6. Department, agency or other instrumentality of the Federal Government, any independent agency or establishment of the Federal Government including any Government corporation.\n\n7. As defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(f), includes Federal executive departments and agencies as well as independent regulatory commissions and Government corporations, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 9101(1).\n\n8. 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\n9. Any executive agency or any independent establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, and any activities under the Architect’s direction).\n\n10. Agency of the Federal Government to which application is made for a Federal license or permit that is subject to Clean Water Act section 401.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation: Definitions; 40 CFR 142.2 (CFR 2018)",
    "Records Glossary",
    "40 CFR 93.152 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 205.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 47.105 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 34.105 (CFR 2018)",
    "32 CFR 2002.4 (CFR 2018)",
    "48 CFR 2.101 (CFR 2019)",
    "40 CFR 121.1 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/federal-agency/"
}