### Question
What does major program mean?


### Answer
**Major program** has the following meaning in *33 U.S.C. § 878a*:

> an activity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life-cycle cost of more than $250,000,000

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 878a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

