§ 301-17.2 - Definitions.

For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:

(a) Agency. “Agency” has the same meaning it is given in § 301-1.3(c)(1) of this chapter except it does not include the government of the District of Columbia.

(b) Place of public accommodation affecting commerce. “Place of public accommodation affecting commerce” means any inn, hotel, or other establishment within a State that provides lodging to transient guests, except that such term does not include:

(1) An establishment owned by the Federal Government;

(2) An establishment treated as an apartment building for purposes of any State or local law or regulation; or

(3) An establishment located within a building that contains not more than 5 rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied as a residence by the proprietor of such establishment.

(c) Approved accommodation. “Approved accommodation” means any place of public accommodation that meets the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines in 15 U.S.C. 2225. (A master list of all approved accommodations is compiled, periodically updated, and published in the Federal Register by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The statute (5 U.S.C. 5707a(b)) requires that the General Services Administration list only approved accommodations in any directory listing public accommodations.)

(d) Employee. “Employee” has the same meaning it is given in § 301-1.3(c)(2) of this chapter and in § 302-1.4(c) of chapter 302 of this title, and does not include an interviewee as defined in § 301-1.3(c)(3) of this chapter.

(e) State. “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, or any other U.S. territory or possession.