[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR50.16]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 50_PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of 
Contents
 
                Subpart C_General Policy: Decision Points
 
Sec. 50.16  Decision points for policy actions.


    Either an EA and FONSI or an EIS on all policy actions not meeting 
the criteria of Sec. 50.19 shall be completed prior to the approval 
action. Policy actions include all proposed Federal Register policy 
documents and other policy-related Federal actions (40 CFR 1508.18). The 
decision as to whether a proposed policy action is categorically 
excluded from an EA shall be made by the Program Environmental Clearance 
Officer (PECO) in Headquarters as early as possible. Where the PECO has 
any doubt as to whether a proposed action qualifies for exclusion, the 
PECO shall request a determination by the AS/CPD. The EA and FONSI may 
be combined into a single document.

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