### Question
Can you define what Secretary means?


### Answer
**Secretary** is defined as the following in *46 U.S.C. § 70031*:

> the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, except that such term means the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the application of this chapter to the Saint Lawrence Seaway

#### Citation:
  - *46 U.S.C. § 70031*
  - Heading: **Subtitle VII-Security and Drug Enforcement > CHAPTER 700-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > SUBCHAPTER IV-DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY**

