[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3407.2]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XXXIV--COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3407_IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 3407.2  Definitions.

    (a) Authorized Departmental Officer means the CSREES official, 
acting within the scope of delegated authority, who is responsible for 
awarding and administering project grants on behalf of USDA and for 
carrying out NEPA responsibilities as outlined in Sec. 3407.4(d) of 
this part. The Authorized Departmental Officer's responsibilities do not 
include the review, approval, management, or similar activity relating 
to programs or projects funded by CSREES on the basis of statutory 
formula and also do not include parallel responsibilities relating to 
the management or administration of cooperative agreements awarded by 
CSREES.
    (b) Other terms used in this regulation have the same meaning as 
they have in the CEQ regulations.