[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 28] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR1508.16] [Page 491] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PART 1508--TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX--Table of Contents Sec. 1508.16 Lead agency. Lead agency means the agency or agencies preparing or having taken primary responsibility for preparing the environmental impact statement.