[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR47.105]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 47_NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 47.105  Definitions.

    (a) Environmental education and environmental education and training 
mean educational activities and training activities involving 
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students, as such terms are 
defined in the State in which they reside, and environmental education 
personnel, but does not include technical training activities directed 
toward environmental management professionals or activities primarily 
directed toward the support of noneducational research and development;
    (b) Federal agency or agency of the United States means any 
department, agency or other instrumentality of the Federal Government, 
any independent agency or establishment of the Federal Government 
including any Government corporation;
    (c) Local education agency means any education agency as defined in 
section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 3381) and shall include any tribal education agency, as defined 
in Sec. 47.105(f);
    (d) Not-for-profit organization means an organization, association, 
or institution described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions 
of section 501(a) of such Code;
    (e) Noncommercial education broadcasting entities means any 
noncommercial educational broadcasting station (and/or its legal 
nonprofit affiliates) as defined and licensed by the Federal 
Communications Commission;
    (f) Tribal education agency means a school or community college 
which is controlled by an Indian tribe, band, or nation, including any 
Alaska Native village, which is recognized as eligible for special 
programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because 
of their status as Indians and which is not administered by the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs;
    (g) Refer to 40 CFR parts 30 and 31 for definitions for budget 
period, project period, continuation award, cooperative agreement, grant 
agreement, and other Federal assistance terms.