§ 114.2 - Definitions.

(a) Agency means any field office of the Bureau officially designated as an Indian agency and which provides direct services at the local level to Indians and Indian tribes, who are recognized by the Bureau as eligible for federal services to Indians because of their status as Indians.

(b) Agency IMPL Escrow Account means that portion of the funds in 14X6703 identifiable to that agency.

(c) Beneficiary means a potential beneficiary who has signed an acceptance.

(d) Bureau or BIA means the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

(e) Claimant means an individual (or a tribe) who asserts an entitlement to a share of the IMPL Escrow Account but has not been determined as a potential beneficiary.

(f) IMPL Escrow Account means account 14X6703, Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor Escrow Account—Pending Determination of Beneficiaries, U.S. Treasury.

(g) Potential beneficiary means an individual or tribe determined eligible to share in the IMPL Escrow Account provided a proper acceptance is received on behalf of the individual or tribe involved.

(h) Principal account means each separate payment or deposit of money to the Bureau which is held as a special deposit.

(i) Special deposit means any suspense account used for the temporary deposit of funds which cannot be credited to specific accounts or readily distributed, including, but not limited to:

(1) Advance deposits;

(2) Advance deposits on other leases and permits for such Indian lands;

(3) Advance payments and advance deposits required on sales of timber and other natural resources from such Indian lands;

(4) Deposits for rights of way over such Indian lands and anticipated right-of-way damages held until such damages are determined; and

(5) Deposits for grazing fees on such Indian lands.

(j) Special deposit funds means those funds held in special deposits.

(k) Superintendent means the Bureau official in charge of a Bureau agency.