1946 (60 Stat. 1087, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) or any other act of Congress conferring like authority.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service or any other officer or employee of the Agricultural Marketing Service to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead.

Agricultural Marketing Service or AMS means the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department.

Applicant means any interested party who has applied for inspection or grading service.

Approved laboratory means a laboratory in which the facilities and equipment used for official testing have been adequate to perform the necessary official tests in accordance with this part.

Approved plant means one or more adjacent buildings, or parts thereof, comprising a single plant at one location in which the facilities and methods of operation therein have been surveyed and approved by the Administrator as suitable and adequate for inspection or grading service in accordance with this part.

Area Supervisor means any employee of the Branch in charge of dairy inspection or grading service in a designated geographical area.

Branch means the Dairy Inspection Branch of the Poultry and Dairy Quality Division.

Chief means the Chief of the Branch, or any officer or employee of the Branch to whom authority has been

heretofore delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead.

Class means any subdivision of a product based on essential physical characteristics that differentiate between major groups of the same kind or method of processing.

Condition of container means the degree of acceptability of the container with respect to freedom from defects which affect its serviceability, including appearance as well as usability, of the container for its intended purpose.

Condition of product or condition is an expression of the extent to which a product is free from defects which affect its usability, including but not