[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR520.24]

[Page 73]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 520--PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B--Procedures
 
Sec. 520.24  Internal processing of draft environmental impact statements.

    Before circulating a DEIS for external review, the official 
responsible for the DEIS shall receive the concurrence of the Associate 
Administrator for Planning and Evaluation and the Chief Counsel; and 
prepare a memorandum for approval by the Administrator which shall:
    (a) Set forth the basis on which it was determined that a 
potentially significant environmental effect exists;
    (b) Attach the DEIS;
    (c) Identify the Federal, State, and local agencies and private 
sources from which comments on the DEIS are proposed to be solicited 
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    (d) Include a recommendation on whether a public hearing on the 
proposed action should be held.