[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR15.2]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 15--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--Service of Process
 
Sec. 15.2  Definitions.

    For the purpose of this subpart:
    (a) General Counsel means the General Counsel of the United States 
Department of Commerce or other Department employee to whom the General 
Counsel has delegated authority to act under this subpart, or the chief 
legal officer (or designee) of the Department of Commerce component 
concerned.
    (b) Component means Office of the Secretary or an operating unit of 
the Department as defined in Department Organization Order 1-1.
    (c) Department means the Department of Commerce.
    (d) Department employee means any officer or employee of the 
Department, including commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.
    (e) Legal proceeding means a proceeding before a tribunal 
constituted by law, including a court, an administrative body or 
commission, or an administrative law judge or hearing officer.

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    (f) Official business means the authorized business of the 
Department.
    (g) Secretary means Secretary of Commerce.