operator
Defined in 11 places across 8 titles of the United States Code.
Definition of Operator.—In this section, the term "operator" includes a government operator and a non-government operator.
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- 2018–present46 U.S.C. § 51307Shipping · Places of training · in this section
In this section, the term “operator” includes a government operator and a non-government operator.
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- 2021–202246 U.S.C. § 51307Shipping · Places of training · in this section
“operator” means—
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- 1994–202633 U.S.C. § 1901Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“operator” means—
(a) in the case of a ship, a charterer by demise or any other person, except the owner, who is responsible for the operation, manning, victualing, and supplying of the vessel, or
(b) in the case of a terminal, any person, except the owner, responsible for the operation of the terminal by agreement with the owner;
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- 2026–present33 U.S.C. § 1901Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“operator” means any owner, lessee, or other person who operates, controls, or supervises a coal or other mine or any independent contractor performing services or construction at such mine;
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- 1994–present30 U.S.C. § 802Mineral Lands and Mining · Definitions · in this section
“operator” means any person, including a lessee, who has control of, or who manages operations on, an oil and gas lease site on Federal or Indian lands or on the Outer Continental Shelf;
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- 1994–present30 U.S.C. § 1702Mineral Lands and Mining · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
“operator” means any person, partnership, or corporation engaged in coal mining who removes or intends to remove more than two hundred and fifty tons of coal from the earth by coal mining within twelve consecutive calendar months in any one location;
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- 1994–present30 U.S.C. § 1291Mineral Lands and Mining · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
“operator” means the individual or entity authorized or designated as the operator of the National Automobile 1 Title Information System under section 30502(b) of this title, or the Attorney General, if there is no authorized or designated individual or entity.
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- 1996–199749 U.S.C. § 30501Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
“operator” means the individual or entity authorized or designated as the operator of the National Automobile Title Information System under section 30502(b) of this title, or the Secretary of Transportation, if there is no authorized or designated individual or entity.
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- 1994–199649 U.S.C. § 30501Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
“operator” means the individual or entity authorized or designated as the operator of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under section 30502(b) of this title, or the Attorney General, if there is no authorized or designated individual or entity.
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- 1997–present49 U.S.C. § 30501Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “operator”—
(A) means any person who operates a website located on the Internet or an online service and who collects or maintains personal information from or about the users of or visitors to such website or online service, or on whose behalf such information is collected or maintained, where such website or online service is operated for commercial purposes, including any person offering products or services for sale through that website or online service, involving commerce—
(i) among the several States or with 1 or more foreign nations;
(ii) in any territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or between any such territory and—
(I) another such territory; or
(II) any State or foreign nation; or
(iii) between the District of Columbia and any State, territory, or foreign nation; but
(B) does not include any nonprofit entity that would otherwise be exempt from coverage under section 45 of this title.
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- 1998–present15 U.S.C. § 6501Commerce and Trade · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “operator” means an entity selected under this subchapter to operate a Job Corps center.
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- 1998–present29 U.S.C. § 2882Labor · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “operator” means any individual who manipulates the controls of a utilization or production facility.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 2014The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this section
The term “operator” means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of the underground storage tank.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6991The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and exemptions · in this subchapter
The term “operator” means any person who is in charge of, directs or controls a vessel, including the owner, charterer, and master.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 973Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter