Terms Used In CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter XII > Subchapter B - Security Rules for All Modes of Transportation

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• authorized representative: includes agents, contractors, and subcontractors, and employees of the same. See 49 CFR 1500.3
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}
• Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.