[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR771.107]

[Page 376-377]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 771--ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RELATED PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 771.107  Definitions.

    The definitions contained in the CEQ regulation and in Titles 23 and 
49 of the United States Code are applicable. In addition, the following 
definitions apply.
    (a) Environmental studies. The investigations of potential 
environmental impacts to determine the environmental process to be 
followed and to assist in the preparation of the environmental document.
    (b) Action. A highway or transit project proposed for FHWA or UMTA 
funding. It also includes activities such as joint and multiple use 
permits, changes in access control, etc., which may or may not involve a 
commitment of Federal funds.
    (c) Administration action. The approval by FHWA or UMTA of the 
applicant's request for Federal funds for construction. It also includes 
approval

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of activities such as joint and multiple use permits, changes in access 
control, etc., which may or may not involve a commitment of Federal 
funds.
    (d) Administration. FHWA or UMTA, whichever is the designated lead 
agency for the proposed action.
    (e) Section 4(f). Refers to 49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138.\2\
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    \2\ Section 4(f), which protected certain public lands and all 
historic sites, technically was repealed in 1983 when it was codified, 
without substantive change, as 49 U.S.C. 303. This regulation continues 
to refer to section 4(f) because it would create needless confusion to 
do otherwise; the policies section 4(f) engendered are widely referred 
to as ``section 4(f)'' matters. A provision with the same meaning is 
found at 23 U.S.C. 138 and applies only to FHWA actions.
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