---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 270.3"
title: "30"
number: "270.3"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/270.3"
---

# §270.3. Definitions.


As used in this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Contract means any business agreement or arrangement (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of employer and employee) between a lessee and any person which creates an obligation to provide goods, services, facilities, or property.

Lessee means the party authorized by a lease, grant of right-of-way, or an approved assignment thereof to explore, develop, produce, or transport oil, gas, or other minerals or materials in the OCS pursuant to the Act and this part.

Person means a person or company, including but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, joint stock venture, trust, mutual fund, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or other official acting in a similar capacity for such company.

Subcontract means any business agreement or arrangement (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of employer and employee) between a lessee's contractor and any person other than a lessee that is in any way related to the performance of any one or more contracts.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1863.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.