# 10 C.F.R. § 1060.501 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 1060.501 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 10 CFR: Energy / Chapter X: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) / Part 1060: PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES OF PERSONS WHO ARE NOT GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES / § 1060.501: § 1060.501   Definitions.

## Text

For purposes of this part—
(a)
Counselor
means the General Counsel of the Department or the General Counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or their delegates, as appropriate.
(b)
Designated official
means (1) a principal departmental officer, (2) an individual who is appointed to a position in the Department by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate, (3) the Administrator of a power administration, or (4) the head of a Field Organization.
(c)
DOE
or
Department
means the Department of Energy established by the Department of Energy Organization Act, section 201, Pub. L. 95-91 (42 U.S.C. 7131).
(d)
Employee
means—
(1) An employee as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105;
(2) A special Government employee as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a);
(3) A member of a Uniformed Service.
(e)
Handicapped individual
means a person who has a physical or mental disability or health impairment, and includes an individual who is temporarily incapacitated because of illness or injury.
(f)
Principal departmental officer
means the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Under Secretary, or, in the case of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Chairman or Executive Director of the Commission.
(g)
Relative
means, with respect to a DOE employee, an individual who is related to the employee, by blood, marriage, or operation of law, as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandchild, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister, and shall also include the grandparent of an employee's spouse, an employee's fiance or fiancee, or any person residing in the employee's household.

## Nearby sections

- [10 C.F.R. § 1060.101 (2026) § 1060.101   Persons who may be paid.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1060_S1060_101.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1060.201 (2026) § 1060.201   Relatives, contractors, and assistance award recipients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1060_S1060_201.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1060.301 (2026) § 1060.301   Government employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1060_S1060_301.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1060.401 (2026) § 1060.401   Applicability of internal DOE rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1060_S1060_401.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1060.501 (2026) § 1060.501   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1060_S1060_501.md)

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