What is the test for an agency's interpretation of the statute it administers?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bechtel Const., Inc. v. United Broth. of Carpenters & Joiners of America, 812 F.2d 1220 (9th Cir. 1987):
A more commonly stated rule is that an agency's interpretation of the statute it administers is accorded great weight by the court, but "the courts must remain the final authorities on critical questions of statutory construction." Fagner v. Heckler, 779 F.2d 541, 543 (9th Cir.1985).
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