In this part:

Administrative judge or AJ means an administrative judge in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Administrative law judge or ALJ means an administrative law judge in the Office of Hearings and Appeals appointed under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 3105.

Appeals Board means the Interior Board of Land Appeals, the Interior Board of Indian Appeals, or an Ad Hoc Board of Appeals in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

BIA means the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior.

BIE means the Bureau of Indian Education in the Department of the Interior.

BLM means the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior.

BOEM means the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the Department of the Interior.

BOR means the Bureau of Reclamation in the Department of the Interior.

BSEE means the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in the Department of the Interior.

Bureau or Office means one of the bureaus or offices within the Department of the Interior, other than OHA, and may include BIA, BIE, BLM, BOEM, BOR, BSEE, FWS, ONRR, OSMRE, or any predecessor or successor organization, as appropriate.

DCHD means the Departmental Cases Hearings Division in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Department means Department of the Interior.

Director means the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

FWS means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Department of the Interior.

IBIA means the Interior Board of Indian Appeals in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

IBLA means the Interior Board of Land Appeals in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Indian probate judge or IPJ means an attorney in the Office of Hearings and Appeals authorized to adjudicate Indian probate cases under 25 U.S.C. 372-2.

Interested person or entity means any person or entity with an interest in the agency proceeding that is greater than the interest that the public as a whole may have.

Judge means an administrative judge, an Indian probate judge, or an administrative law judge in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

OHA means the Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of the Interior.

OHA Standing Order means a notice that contains information for parties and the public that is issued by the OHA Director pursuant to § 4.5(b)(4) and made available on the Department of the Interior OHA website at https://www.doi.gov/oha.

OHA Unit means the DCHD, IBIA, IBLA, or PHD

ONRR means the Office of Natural Resources Revenue in the Department of the Interior.

OSM or OSMRE means the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in the Department of the Interior.

Person or entity means an individual; a corporation; partnership; trust; institution; association; organization; any other private entity; any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the United States; any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of any Indian Tribe; or any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of any State or political subdivision.

PHD means the Probate Hearings Division in the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Presiding officer means a judge, attorney, or other official designated by the Director to adjudicate a matter pending before the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

Solicitor's Office means the Department of the Interior Solicitor's office.

Standing Appeals Board means the IBIA or IBLA.

WELSA means White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act.