Categorical exclusions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) All NIFA actions will be analyzed by the appropriate NIFA official specified in § 3407.4(c) to determine whether the project under consideration will have a significant environmental effect prior to recommending to the official responsible for approving a formula project in the case of formula grants, or the official responsible for awarding a grant or cooperative agreement in the case of a grant or cooperative agreement that the action be undertaken. Unless otherwise determined to be necessary under the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, however, the preparation of an EA or EIS is not required for the following categories of actions: (1) (ii) Activities which deal solely with the functions of programs, such as program budget proposals, disbursement, and transfer or reprogramming of funds; (iii) Inventories, research activities and studies, such as resource inventories and routine data collection when such actions are clearly limited in context and intensity; (iv) Educational and informational programs and activities; (v) Civil and criminal law enforcement and investigative activities; (vi) Activities which are advisory and consultative to other agencies and public and private entities; and (vii) Activities related to trade representation and market development activities abroad. (2) (i) The following categories of research programs or projects of limited size and magnitude or with only short-term effects on the environment: (A) Research conducted within any lab

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 3407.6