30 CFR § 570.3 - Definitions.

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title: "30 CFR § 570.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
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chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "570"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
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# 570.3 Definitions.

As used in this part, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

*Contract* means any business agreement or arrangement (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of employer and employee) between a lessee and any person which creates an obligation to provide goods, services, facilities, or property.

*Lessee* means the party authorized by a lease, grant of right-of-way, or an approved assignment thereof to explore, develop, produce, or transport oil, gas, or other minerals or materials in the OCS pursuant to the Act and this part.

*Person* means a person or company, including but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, joint stock venture, trust, mutual fund, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or other official acting in a similar capacity for such company.

*Subcontract* means any business agreement or arrangement (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of employer and employee) between a lessee's contractor and any person other than a lessee that is in any way related to the performance of any one or more contracts.