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36 CFR § 14.2 - Definitions for this part.

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title: "36 CFR § 14.2 - Definitions for this part."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "14.2"
section_name: "Definitions for this part."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "RIGHTS-OF-WAY"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 100902; 54 U.S.C. 100751; 54 U.S.C. 103104; 31 U.S.C. 9701"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 96550, Dec. 5, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.2 Definitions for this part.

*Applicant* means an entity that has submitted an application for a right-of-way permit or an application for a special use permit for construction.

*Co-location* means the placement of infrastructure on or in authorized infrastructure owned or controlled by another or within an area authorized for use by another.

*Entity* means a party including, but not limited to, Federal, State, and local governments, Tribes, citizens, and organizations of the United States, including corporations, associations, partnerships, and non-profit organizations.

*Infrastructure* means public utilities and power and communications facilities, as described in 54 U.S.C. 100902, and any other equipment, facility, installation or use that the NPS may authorize under a right-of-way permit.

*Operation and maintenance* means the use of infrastructure for purposes specifically authorized in a right-of-way permit, including means of access and actions associated with its service on a routine and on-going basis to ensure good order, safe conditions, and timely repair.

*Permitted area* means the land or water mapped, described, and authorized for use of lands and waters, and operation and maintenance in a right-of-way permit or for construction in a special use permit for construction, and may include routes and means of access.

*Permittee* means an entity that holds a current, fully executed right-of-way permit or a special use permit for construction.

*Right-of-way permit* means a discretionary and revocable special use permit issued by the NPS to authorize the use of lands and waters, and operation and maintenance. A right-of-way permit does not grant, convey, or imply transfer of title to any interest in, including a leasehold or easement interest in, the lands or waters authorized for use.

*Special use permit for construction* means a discretionary and revocable special use permit issued by the NPS to authorize the construction of infrastructure, or construction activities associated with infrastructure, within the National Park System. A special use permit for construction does not grant, convey, or imply transfer of title to any interest in, including a leasehold or easement interest in, the lands or waters authorized for use.