Actions requiring environmental review.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The Agency must comply with the requirements of NEPA for all Federal actions within the: (1) United States borders and any other commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States such as Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (2) Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, subject to applicable Compacts of Free Association. (b) Except as provided in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the provisions of this part apply to administrative actions by the Agency with regard to the following to be Federal actions: (1) Providing financial assistance; (2) Certain post-financial assistance actions with the potential to have an effect on the environment, including: (i) The sale or lease of Agency-owned real property; (ii) Lien subordination; and (iii) Approval of a substantial change in the scope of a project receiving financial assistance not previously considered. (3) Promulgation of procedures or regulations for new or significantly revised programs; and (4) Legislative proposals (see 40 CFR 1506.8). (c) For environmental review purposes, the Agency has identified and established categories of proposed actions (§§ 1970.53 through 1970.55, 1970.101, and 1970.151). An applicant may propose to participate with other parties in the ownership of a project. In such a case, the Agency will determine whether the applicant p

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1970.8