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CFR /  Title 45  /  Part 201  /  Sec. 201.1 General definitions.

When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates:

(a) Act means the Social Security Act, and titles referred to are titles of that Act;

(b) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;

(c) Administrator means the Administrator, Family Support Administration;

(d) Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(e) Administration means the Family Support Administration;

(f) Regional Administrator means the Regional Administrator of the Family Support Administration;

(g) State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. The term ``State'' with respect to American Samoa applies to the programs set forth in title IV-A and IV-F of the Act;

(h) State agency means the State agency administering or supervising the administration of the State plan or plans under title I, IV-A, IV-F, X, or XVI (AABD) of the Act;

(i) The terms regional office and central office refer to the regional offices and the central office of the Family Support Administration, respectively. [35 FR 12180, July 29, 1970, as amended at 39 FR 34543, Sept. 26, 1974; 53 FR 36578, Sept. 21, 1988; 57 FR 30425, July 9, 1992]