48 CFR § 241.101 - 241.101 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 241.101 - 241.101   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "241.101"
section_name: "241.101   Definitions."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "241"
part_name: "ACQUISITION OF UTILITY SERVICES"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 11539, Mar. 9, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 241.101 241.101   Definitions.

As used in this part—

*Independent regulatory body* means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a state-wide agency, or an agency with less than state-wide jurisdiction when operating pursuant to state authority. The body has the power to fix, establish, or control the rates and services of utility suppliers.

*Nonindependent regulatory body* means a body that regulates a utility supplier which is owned or operated by the same entity that created the regulatory body, e.g., a municipal utility.

*Regulated utility supplier* means a utility supplier regulated by an independent regulatory body.

*Service power procurement officer* means for the—

(1) Army, the Chief of Engineers;

(2) Navy, the Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command;

(3) Air Force, the head of a contracting activity; and

(4) Defense Logistics Agency, the head of a contracting activity.

[63 FR 11539, Mar. 9, 1998, as amended at 71 FR 3417, Jan. 23, 2006]