[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR10.1]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 10_ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 10.1  Background and purpose.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
10.1 Background and purpose.
10.2 Applicability and scope.
10.3 Definitions.
10.4 Policy.

                Subpart B_Agency Implementing Procedures

10.5 Responsibilities.
10.6 Making or amending policy.
10.7 Planning.
10.8 Determination of requirement for environmental review.
10.9 Preparation of environmental assessments.
10.10 Preparation of environmental impact statements.
10.11 Environmental information.
10.12 Pre-implementation actions.
10.13 Emergencies.
10.14 Flood plains and wetlands.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; E.O. 11514 of March 7, 1970, 35 
FR 4247, as amended by E. O. 11991 of March 24, 1977, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., 
p. 123; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 
Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127 of March 31, 1979, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 
Comp., p. 376; E.O. 12148 of July 20, 1979, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 
Comp., p. 412, as amended.

    Source: 45 FR 41142, June 18, 1980, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) This part implements the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 
regulations (National Environmental Policy Act Regulations, 43 FR 55978 
(1978)) and provides policy and procedures to

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enable Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials to be 
informed of and take into account environmental considerations when 
authorizing or approving major FEMA actions that significantly affect 
the environment in the United States. The Council on Environmental 
Quality Regulations implement the procedural provisions, section 102(2), 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended 
(hereinafter NEPA) (Pub. L. 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and 
Executive Order 11991, 42 FR 26967 (1977).
    (b) Section 1507.3, Council on Environmental Quality Regulations 
(National Environmental Policy Act Regulations, 43 FR 55978 (1978)) 
directs that Federal agencies shall adopt procedures to supplement the 
CEQ regulations. This regulation provides detailed FEMA implementing 
procedures to supplement the CEQ regulations.
    (c) The provisions of this part must be read together with those of 
the CEQ regulations and NEPA as a whole when applying the NEPA process.