§ 7.1. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Appeals examiner—A person designated by the Secretary of the Senate to act on his behalf for appeals from determinations of the open-records officer.

   Appeals officer—The Secretary of the Senate, 462 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120, under section 503(c)(2)(i) of the law (65 P. S. §  67.503(c)(2)(i)), for appeals from determinations of the open-records officer.

   Bureau—The Legislative Reference Bureau.

   Mass request—A number of requests under the law to which all of the following apply:

   (1)  Each request is for the same Senatorial record.

   (2)  The number greatly exceeds the average daily volume of requests and burdens the normal operations of the Office of the Chief Clerk.

   (3)  The requests are substantially identical in format and language.

   (4)  The open-records officer is able to trace the requests to a common source.

   Office of Open Records—The office established in the Department of Community and Economic Development under section 1310 of the law (65 P. S. §  1310).

   Open-records officer—The Chief Clerk of the Senate, 89 Capitol East Wing, Harrisburg, PA 17120, responsible for access to the information of the Senate of Pennsylvania under section 502(a)(2) of the law (65 P. S. §  67.502).

   Law—The Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S. § §  67.101—67.3104).

   Requester—A person that makes a request for information from the Senate of Pennsylvania under the law.