Definitions.

(a) All terms used in this part which are defined in 5 U.S.C. 551 shall have the same meaning herein. (b) As used in this part, Act means the “Freedom of Information Act,” as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552. (c) The terms Office of the Secretary and operating unit , as explained in Department Organization Order 1-1, “Mission and Organization of the Department of Commerce” (35 FR 19704, December 27, 1970), are defined as follows: (1) The “Office of the Secretary” is the general management arm of the Department and provides the principal support to the Secretary in formulating policy and in providing advice to the President. It provides program leadership for the Department's functions and exercises general supervision over the operating units. It also directly carries out program functions as may be assigned by the Secretary from time to time, and provides, as determined to be more economical or efficient, administrative and other support services for designated operating units. (2) An “operating unit” is an organizational entity outside the Office of the Secretary charged with carrying out specified substantive functions (i.e. programs) of the Department. The operating units constitute the components of the Department through which most of its substantive functions are carried out. (d) The term unit as used in this part means (1) an operating unit of the Department, and (2) each Secretarial officer and the persons and the Departmental officers reporting to a Secretarial officer.