without consultation of the Board. (c) No cause of action Any recommendation, verification, or report issued by the Board under this section shall not create or give rise to any claim or cause of action. 4697. Definitions (a) In general For purposes of this subchapter— (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (3) Baseline pollution intensity The term baseline pollution intensity means the pollution intensity associated with production of a covered product in the United States. (4) Carbon dioxide equivalent The term carbon dioxide equivalent means, with respect to a greenhouse gas, the quantity of such gas that has a global warming potential equivalent, determined over a 100-year period, to 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide, as determined pursuant to table A–1 of subpart A of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2023. (5) Component part The term component part means, with respect to a covered product, any component which is contained as an independent product utilized in the completed covered product. (6) Contributing part The term contributing part means, with respect to a covered product, any product which was used in the creation of such covered product in a manner which is consistent with— (A) combustion of such product to provide energy to produce the covered product, or (B) utilization of such product to provide electricity necessary to operate machinery used to create the covered product. (7) Country of origin The term country of origin means— (A) the country in which a covered product was produced, or (B) the last country in which a covered product was substantially transformed, as determined in a manner consistent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection procedures, directly prior to importation into the