[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR770.4]

[Page 422-423]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 770_TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY AT DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES FOR ECONOMIC 
 
Sec.  770.4  What definitions are used in this part?

    Community Reuse Organization or CRO means a governmental or non-
governmental organization that represents a community adversely affected 
by DOE work force restructuring at a defense nuclear facility and that 
has the authority to enter into and fulfill the obligations of a DOE 
financial assistance agreement.
    Claim means a request for reimbursement of monetary damages.
    Defense Nuclear Facility means ``Department of Energy defense 
nuclear facility'' within the meaning of section 318 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
    DOE means the United States Department of Energy.
    DOE Field Office means any of DOE's officially established 
organizations and components located outside the Washington, D.C., 
metropolitan area. (See Field Office Manager.)
    Economic Development means the use of transferred DOE real property 
in a

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way that enhances the production, distribution, or consumption of goods 
and services in the surrounding region(s) and furthers the public policy 
objectives of the laws governing the downsizing of DOE's defense nuclear 
facilities.
    Excess Real Property means any property under DOE control that the 
Field Office, cognizant program, or the Secretary of Energy have 
determined, according to applicable procedures, to be no longer needed.
    Field Office Manager means the head of the DOE Operations Offices or 
Field Offices associated with the management and control of defense 
nuclear facilities.
    Hazardous Substance means a substance within the definition of 
``hazardous substances'' in subchapter I of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 
U.S.C. 9601(14)).
    Indemnification means the responsibility for reimbursement of 
payment for any suit, claim, demand or action, liability, judgment, 
cost, or other fee arising out of any claim for personal injury or 
property damage, including business losses consistent with generally 
accepted accounting practices, which involve the covered real property 
transfers. Indemnification payments are subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds.
    Person or Entity means any state, any political subdivision of a 
state or any individual person that acquires ownership or control of 
real property at a defense nuclear facility.
    Pollutant or Contaminant means a substance identified within the 
definition of ``pollutant or contaminant'' in section 101(33) of CERCLA 
(42 U.S.C. 9601(33)).
    Real Property means all interest in land, together with the 
improvements, structures, and fixtures located on the land (usually 
including prefabricated or movable structures), and associated 
appurtenances under the control of any federal agency.
    Release means a ``release'' as defined in subchapter I of CERCLA (42 
U.S.C. 9601(22)).
    Underutilized Real Property or Temporarily Underutilized Real 
Property means the entire property or a portion of the real property 
(with or without improvements) that is used only at irregular intervals, 
or which is used by current DOE missions that can be satisfied with only 
a portion of the real property.