[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR799.5]

[Page 507]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 799--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS--COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 799.5  FSA officials and offices responsible for carrying out NEPA.

    (a) Responsible officials. The Administrator of FSA, or his or her 
designee, is the responsible Federal official for carrying out the 
purpose of NEPA for all FSA programs. County committees, State 
committees, and Directors of Washington Divisions, within their 
respective areas of responsibility with the assistance of the FSA 
representative on the USDA Environmental Quality Committee, shall assist 
the Administrator in complying with the policies and purposes of NEPA 
generally, and, in particular, in determining whether the quality of the 
human environment will be significantly affected in implementing agency 
programs and preparing the necessary environmental documents.
    (b) Offices responsible for carrying out NEPA--(1) Washington 
divisions. Washington divisions are responsible for carrying out NEPA 
with regard to legislative proposals and multi-State and national 
programs or major revisions of national programs.
    (2) State committees. State committees are responsible for carrying 
out NEPA with regard to major actions in a State or area within a State.
    (3) County committees. County committees are responsible for 
carrying out NEPA with regard to major actions within a county.
    (c) All environmental assessments, environmental impact statements 
(EISs) and similar documents will be forwarded through the appropriate 
agency channels to the FSA representative on the USDA Environmental 
Quality Committee for review and submission to the Administrator.