{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-270.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 270.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\nContract means any business agreement or arrangement (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of employer and employee) between a lessee and any person which creates an obligation to provide goods, services, facilities, or property.\nLessee means the party authorized by a lease, grant of right-of-way, or an approved assignment thereof to explore, develop, produce, or transport oil, gas, or other minerals or materials in the OCS pursuant to the Act and this part.\nPerson means a person or company, including but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, joint stock venture, trust, mutual fund, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or other official acting in a similar capacity for such company.\nSubcontract means any business agreement or arrangement (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of employer and employee) between a lessee's contractor and any person other than a lessee that is in any way related to the performance of any one or more contracts.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 270—NONDISCRIMINATION IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"c2c108f0f6d234eee90396c8dcd7bed860b397cc81f47045489dcc2d620c89cb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-270.2","next":"us/30-cfr-270.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}