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  • The term “Fern Lake” means Fern Lake located in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee.

  • Before any such 1 special license to unlade shall be granted, the master, owner, or agent of such 1 vessel or vehicle, or the person in charge of such 1 vehicle, shall be required

  • The term “fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” includes a range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy, including physical, mental, beh

  • The term “fetal alcohol syndrome” or “FAS” means a syndrome in which, with a history of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy, the following criteria are met: (A) Central n

  • The term “FHA manufactured home loan” means a loan that— (A) is insured under title I of the National Housing Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1702 et seq.] and is made for the purpose of financing

  • FHLBdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “FHLB” means any Federal Home Loan Bank.

  • FHLMCdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “FHLMC” means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

  • fiberdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “fiber” or “textile fiber” means a unit of matter which is capable of being spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by bonding or by interlacing in a variety of methods inc

  • the term “fiduciary” means— (A) a member of the Board; (B) the Executive Director; (C) any person who has or exercises discretionary authority or discretionary control over the man

  • The term “fiduciary adviser” means, with respect to a plan, a person who is a fiduciary of the plan by reason of the provision of investment advice referred to in subsection (e)(3)

  • For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the term “fiduciary capacity” means— (i) in the capacity as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar of stocks and bonds, transfer agent, g

  • Except in the cases of tobacco, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hemp, insurance shall not extend beyond the period during which the insured commodity is in the field. As used in the

  • The term “field-based course” means a course of instruction offered by an institution of higher education that includes a requirement that students teach a minimum of 3 lessons or

  • The term “field employee” means— (i) an employee of the National Park Service who is exclusively assigned by the National Park Service to perform duties at a field unit, and the me

  • The term "fielding target" has the meaning given that term in section 2448a(a) of this title. / The term "fielding target" has the meaning given that term in se

  • The term “field-initiated research” means education research in which topics and methods of study are generated by investigators, including teachers and other practitioners, not by

  • The term “field office” means any office of a Federal agency that is not the headquarters office location for the Federal agency.

  • The term “field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources” means any discipline or field, including marine affairs, resource management, technology, education, or scienc

  • “field related to space” means any academic discipline or field of study (including the physical, natural, and biological sciences, and engineering, space technology, education, ec

  • The term “field structure” means the offices, functions, and employee positions of all agencies, offices, or other administrative units of the Department, other than the headquarte

  • In this section, the term “fighter aircraft” has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2) of this title .

  • For purposes of the liquidation proceeding, the term “filing date” means the date on which the Corporation is appointed as receiver of the covered broker or dealer. / The term “fil

  • Under the procedures prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the district court or the bankruptcy court may waive the filing fee in a case under chapter 7 of ti

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “filing location” means— (A) the office of the clerk of the Tax Court, or (B) any on-line portal made available by the Tax Court for elect

  • The term “filing month” means the month in which the installment is required to be paid.

  • The term “filled milk” means any milk, cream, or skimmed milk, whether or not condensed, evaporated, concentrated, powdered, dried, or desiccated, to which has been added, or which

  • The term “filling new prescriptions for controlled substances in schedule III, IV, or V” means filling a prescription for an individual for a controlled substance in schedule III,

  • For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “fill pipe” shall include the fuel tank fill pipe, fill neck, fill inlet, and closure.

  • the term “film” means a “motion picture” as defined in section 101 of title 17 , except that such term does not include any work not originally fixed on film stock, such as a work

  • The terms “final” and “finally”— (I) with respect to a court determination, or to a final resolution of an enforcement action that is a court determination, mean a judgment from wh

  • The term “final action” means— (A) the completion of all actions that the management of an establishment has concluded, in its management decision, are necessary with respect to th

  • The term “final adverse action” includes: (i) Civil judgments against a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner in Federal or State court related to the delivery of a healt

  • An exemption applicant shall submit a written application to the Secretary, in a form prescribed under subsection (f), not later than 90 days after the completion of the consultati

  • For purposes of subparagraph (D), the term “final assembly” means the process by which a manufacturer produces a vehicle at, or through the use of, a plant, factory, or other place

  • “final assembly place” means the plant, factory, or other place at which a new passenger motor vehicle is produced or assembled by a manufacturer, and from which the vehicle is del

  • The term “final assembly point” means— (1) in the case of a new automobile manufactured or assembled in the United States, or in any Territory of the United States, the plant, fact

  • The term “final average compensation” means the participant's average annual compensation for— (I) the 3-consecutive year period ending with the current year, or (II) if shorter, t

  • In this subsection, the term “final basic pay” means, with respect to an employee, the total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee, comp

  • The term “final decree” means a decree from which no appeal may be taken or from which no appeal has been taken within the time allowed for taking such appeals under the laws appli

  • For purposes of paragraph (2)(B), the term “final determination” means the transmittal of a report of examination to the bank or transmittal of official notice of proceedings to th

  • The term “final disposition” means, with respect to a criminal case or investigation to which a sample of sexual assault evidence relates— (i) the conviction or acquittal of all su

  • The term “final dosage form” means, with respect to a prescription drug product, a finished dosage form which is approved for administration to a patient without substantial furthe

  • The term “final judgment” means a judgment that is— (A) not reviewed by any other court that has authority to review such judgment; or (B) not reviewable by any other court. / The

  • The terms “final” and “finally”— (I) with respect to a court determination, or to a final resolution of an enforcement action that is a court determination, mean a judgment from wh

  • the term “final membership roll” means the final membership roll of the tribe published on July 20, 1956, on pages 5454–5462 of volume 21 of the Federal Register. / the term “final

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “final product stage” means the point in the manufacturing process, before distribution of an infant formula, at which an infant formula is

  • Final rule.—The term "final rule" means the final rule published under this paragraph.

  • the term "final sunscreen order" means an order published by the Secretary in the Federal Register containing information stating that a nonprescription sunscreen active

  • “final system plan” means the plan of reorganization for the restructure, rehabilitation, and modernization of railroads in reorganization prepared pursuant to section 716 of this

  • Descriptive explanations of the terms “amount financed”, “finance charge”, “annual percentage rate”, “total of payments”, and “total sale price” as specified by the Bureau. The des

  • “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Association established under section 711(i) 1 of this title;

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “financed area” means, with respect to any issue, the portion of the designated blighted area with respect to which the proceeds of such i

  • Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the term "financial account" means, with respect to any financial institution— (A) any depository account maintained by suc

  • The term “financial activities” means activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1467a(c)(9)(A) of this title . / The term “financial activities”— (I) has the meaning

  • "financial agency" means a person acting for a person (except for a country, a monetary or financial authority acting as a monetary or financial authority, or an internat

  • For purposes of paragraph (2), the term “financial and compliance audit” means an audit to determine whether the financial statements of an audited entity present fairly the financ

  • The terms “financial asset” and “securities intermediary” have the meanings given those terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, but the former includes cash. / The term “financial as

  • The term “financial assistance” means a grant or loan provided by the Secretary (or the Secretary and other Federal agencies) to, or a cooperative agreement entered into by the Sec

  • “financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes” means any form of financial assistance which is intended in whole or in part for the acquisition, construction, reco

  • The term “financial assistance within the jurisdiction of the Department” includes any contract, grant, loan, cooperative agreement, or other form of assistance, including the insu

  • In this section, the term “financial company” has the meaning given the term in section 201(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5381(a)

  • the term “financial contract” means a legally binding agreement between 2 or more counterparties, describing rights and obligations relating to the future delivery of items of intr

  • The term “financial contribution” means— (i) the direct transfer of funds, such as grants, loans, and equity infusions, or the potential direct transfer of funds or liabilities, su

  • For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “financial entity” means— (I) a swap dealer; (II) a security-based swap dealer; (III) a major swap participant; (IV) a major security-b

  • (A) The terms "exploitation" and "financial exploitation" mean the fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, i

  • The term “financial gain” includes receipt, or expectation of receipt, of anything of value, including the receipt of other copyrighted works. / the term “financial gain” has the m

  • The term “financial hold”— (A) means an order issued by the Secretary to prohibit the sponsor of a clinical investigation from continuing the investigation if the Secretary determi

  • For purposes of this chapter, the term “financial holding company” means a bank holding company that meets the requirements of section 1843( l )(1) of this title. / The terms “bank

  • The term “financial institution” means— (A) a corporation operating under the fifth undesignated paragraph of section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 603 ), commonly know

  • The term “financial institution preference item” includes the following: ([A) (B) For application of this subparagraph to certain obligations issued after August 7, 1986, see secti

  • the term “financial instrument” means a financial contract in which the terms and conditions are publicly available, and the roles of one or more of the counterparties are assignab

  • The term “financial interest” means a financial interest under section 208(a) of title 18 . / In this section, the term “financial interest” means a financial interest under sectio

  • The term "financial intermediary" means the entity that acts as the intermediary between parties in a financial transaction, such as a bank, credit union, investment fund

  • “financially responsible person” means a person capable of compensating the carrier subject to liquidation for the acquisition of the line or lines proposed to be acquired and able

  • The term “financially self-sustaining” means management and operating expenditures equal to or less than proceeds derived from fees and other receipts for resource use and developm

  • For purposes of clause (i), the term “financially troubled bank” means any bank if, for the taxable year, the nonperforming loan percentage of such bank exceeds 75 percent.

  • In this section, the term “financial management position” means a position or group of positions (including civilian and military positions), as designated by the Secretary for pur

  • The term “financial market utility” means any person that manages or operates a multilateral system for the purpose of transferring, clearing, or settling payments, securities, or

  • The term "financial, material, or technological support" has the meaning given such term in section 542.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding

  • Financial obligation.—The term “financial obligation” means any note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an obligor in connection with the financing of an aircraft

  • “financial or administrative function” has the meaning provided in section 101(20)(H)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U

  • “financial organization” means any savings and loan association, building and loan association, credit union, or investment company engaged in business in the United States.

  • The term “financial participant” means— (A) an entity that, at the time it enters into a securities contract, commodity contract, swap agreement, repurchase agreement, or forward c

  • The term “financial plan” means a plan of services provided by each Bureau school.

  • the term “financial product” means a security, an insurance product (including an insurance product that pays a return, whether fixed or variable), a bank product, and a loan produ

  • The term “financial product or service” has the meaning given the term in section 5481 of this title . / The term “financial product or service” means— (i) extending credit and ser

  • The term “financial protection” means the ability to respond in damages for public liability and to meet the costs of investigating and defending claims and settling suits for such

  • “financial record” means an original of, a copy of, or information known to have been derived from, any record held by a financial institution pertaining to a customer's relationsh

  • The term “financial requirement” includes deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket expenses, but excludes an aggregate lifetime limit and an annual limit subject to

  • The term “financial responsibility rules” means the rules and regulations of the Commission or the rules and regulations prescribed by any self-regulatory organization relating to

  • In this section, the term “financial services” includes the following: (1) Life insurance, casualty insurance, and other insurance. (2) Investments in securities or financial instr

  • The term “financial services group” means any affiliated group (as defined in section 1504(a) without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1504(b)) which is predominantly en

  • Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the term “financial services income” means any income which is received or accrued by any person predominantly engaged in the act

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term "financial statement net operating loss" means the amount of the net loss (if any) set forth on the corporation's applicable fin

  • The term “financial subsidiary” has the meaning given the term in section 24a(g) of this title . / The term “financial subsidiary” means any company that is controlled by 1 or more

  • For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “financial transaction” includes— (i) funds transfers; (ii) securities contracts; (iii) contracts of sale of a commodity for future d

  • the term “financial transaction data” means the structure and legal description of a financial contract, with sufficient detail to describe the rights and obligations between count

  • Financial transaction provider.—The term "financial transaction provider" means a creditor, credit card issuer, financial institution, operator of a terminal at which an

  • The term “financial transition period” means a period beginning on October 1, 1985, and terminating on October 1, 1991.

  • The term “financing account” means the non-budget account or accounts associated with each credit program account which holds balances, receives the cost payment from the credit pr