[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR78.2]

[Page 426]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 78_WAIVER OF FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER SECTION 110 OF 
THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  78.2  Definitions.

    Federal Agency Head means the highest administrative official of a 
Federal agency, or designee.
    Imminent Threat to the National Security means the imminence of any 
natural, technological, or other occurrence which, in determination of a 
Federal Agency Head, because of its size or intent, seriously degrades 
or threatens the national security of the United States such that an 
emergency action would be impeded if the Federal Agency were to 
concurrently meet its historic preservation responsibilities under 
section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended.
    Major Natural Disaster means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, 
high water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, 
snowstorm, fire, explosion, or other catastrophe, in any part of the 
United States which, in the determination of a Federal Agency Head, 
causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude such that an 
emergency action is necessary to the preservation of human life or 
property, and that such emergency action would be impeded if the Federal 
Agency were to concurrently meet its historic preservation 
responsibilities under section 110 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act, as amended.

[50 FR 7590, Feb. 25, 1985, as amended at 62 FR 30235, June 3, 1997]