[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 30]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1501.1]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
 
PART 1501_NEPA AND AGENCY PLANNING--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1501.1  Purpose.




Sec.
1501.1 Purpose.
1501.2 Apply NEPA early in the process.
1501.3 When to prepare an environmental assessment.
1501.4 Whether to prepare an environmental impact statement.
1501.5 Lead agencies.
1501.6 Cooperating agencies.
1501.7 Scoping.
1501.8 Time limits.

    Authority: NEPA, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), sec. 309 of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 7609, and E.O. 11514 (Mar. 5, 1970, as amended by 
E.O. 11991, May 24, 1977).

    Source: 43 FR 55992, Nov. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.


    The purposes of this part include:
    (a) Integrating the NEPA process into early planning to insure 
appropriate consideration of NEPA's policies and to eliminate delay.
    (b) Emphasizing cooperative consultation among agencies before the 
environmental impact statement is prepared rather than submission of 
adversary comments on a completed document.
    (c) Providing for the swift and fair resolution of lead agency 
disputes.
    (d) Identifying at an early stage the significant environmental 
issues deserving of study and deemphasizing insignificant issues, 
narrowing the scope of the environmental impact statement accordingly.
    (e) Providing a mechanism for putting appropriate time limits on the 
environmental impact statement process.

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