[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR1.2]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 1--PRACTICES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part the term:
    (a) Department includes any bureau, office, or other unit of the 
Department of the Interior, whether in Washington, DC, or in the field, 
and any officer or employee thereof;
    (b) Solicitor means the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior 
or his authorized representative;
    (c) Practice includes any action taken to support or oppose the 
assertion of a right before the Department or to support or oppose a 
request that the Department grant a privilege; and the term ``practice'' 
includes any such action whether it relates to the substance of, or to 
the procedural aspects of handling, a particular matter. The term 
``practice'' does not include the preparation or filing of an 
application, the filing without comment of documents prepared by one 
other than the individual making the filing, obtaining from the 
Department information that is available to the public generally, or the 
making of inquiries respecting the status of a matter pending before the 
Department. Also, the term ``practice'' does not include the 
representation of an employee who is the subject of disciplinary, 
loyalty, or other personnel administrative proceedings.