- Administrator
means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the Administrator’s designee.
- applicant
means with respect to activities described in section 3984(a) of this title an institution of higher education and the other participants described in paragraph (3) of section 3984(a) of this title, and with respect to activities described in section 3984(b) of this title a local educational agency and the other participants described in paragraph (3) of section 3984(b) of this title;
- area career and technical education school
has the same meaning given that term under section 2302(3) of this title.
- asbestos
means—
- Attorney General
means the Attorney General of the United States.
- Director
means the Director of the National Science Foundation.
- elementary school
has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.
- eligible institution
means an institution of higher education which—
- equipment
includes machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to house them, and includes all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of educational services, including items such as instructional equipment and necessary furniture, printed, published, and audio-visual instructional materials, and books, periodicals, documents, and other related materials;
- Foundation
means the National Science Foundation.
- Governor
means the chief executive of a State.
- hazard
means that an asbestos material is friable or easily damaged, or within reach of students or employees or otherwise susceptible to damage (including damage from water, vibration, or air circulation) which could result in the dispersal of asbestos fibers into the school environment.
- institution of higher education
has the same meaning given that term by section 1001 of this title.
- local educational agency
means—
- meeting
includes those activities of student groups which are permitted under a school’s limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum.
- noninstructional time
means time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends.
- nonprofit elementary or secondary school
means—
- response action
has the meaning given such term by section 2642(11) of title 15.
- school buildings
means—
- secondary school
has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Education.
- sponsorship
includes the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting.
- State
means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- State agency for higher education
means the State board of higher education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated for the purpose of this chapter 1 by the Governor or by State law.
- State educational agency
has the meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.