### Question
How is the "agency" defined?


### Answer
The term **agency** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 743a* as follows -

> the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 743a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE**

