As used in this part:

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(a) All terms that the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, defines have the same meaning in the regulations in this part that the statute provides; see especially sections 101(a)(1)(A), 101(b), 101(c)(4), 108, and 301.

(b) Act means the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.).

(c) Chief elected local official means the elected head of a local government.

(d) The Secretary’s Standards means only the “Standards” portions and not the “Guidelines” portions of “the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.” The Secretary’s Standards provide broad national principles of archeological and historic preservation practices and methods. “The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation” also contains “the Secretary’s Guidelines” which provide broad national guidance on how to apply “the Secretary’s Standards.”

(e) State historic preservation program or State program means a State government organization or program meeting the requirements that section 101(b) of the Act specifies.