§ 101-41.002 - Definitions.

(a) Agency, as used in this part 101-41, means any department, agency, or establishment of the United States Government whose payments for transportation services are subject to the transportation audit provisions of section 322 of the Transportation Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3726).

(b) Carrier means any carrier or forwarder, or duly authorized agent of either, subject to the provisions of section 322 of the Transportation Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3726), offering to provide transportation services for the account of the United States.

(c) Electronic data interchange (EDI) means the electronic exchange of transportation information by means of electronic transmission of the information in lieu of the creation of a paper document.

(d) Signature, in the case of an EDI transmission, means a discreet authenticating code intended to bind parties to the terms and conditions of a contract.