{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-17.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 17.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(a) The Act means section 504 of title 5 U.S.C., as amended by section 203(a)(1) of the Equal Access to Justice Act, Public Law No. 96-481.\n(b) Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.\n(c) Adversary adjudication means an adjudication required by statute to be held pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 554 in which the position of the United States is represented by counsel or otherwise, but excludes an adjudication for the purpose of granting or renewing a license.\n(d) EPA means the Environmental Protection Agency, an Agency of the United States.\n(e) Presiding officer means the official, without regard to whether he is designated as an administrative law judge or a hearing officer or examiner, who presides at the adversary adjudication.\n(f) Proceeding means an adversary adjudication as defined in § 17.2(b).","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 17—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN EPA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"757a637746b8d9d2fee5e36038b3182fd6620017b9d556131bca90af8ca38fa6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-17.1","next":"us/40-cfr-17.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}