When a court reviews an agency's application of a statute that it administers,ifCongress has not specifically addressed the question at issue,the court may use its owninterpretation of the statute's application to decide the issue.

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When Congress has not specifically addressed the question at issue, a court typically defers to the agency's interpretation of the statute, provided it is reasonable, under the Chevron deference doctrine.

When a Court Reviews an Agency's Application of a Statute