[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: 7CFR3407.4]

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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. 3407.4  Responsibilities.

    The CSREES officials identified below are responsibe for carrying 
out the provisions of NEPA as indicated:
    (a) Administrator. The Administrator is responsible for providing 
leadership, formulating agency policies and procedures to implement 
NEPA, and making available necessary resources to ensure that NEPA goals 
are met.
    (b) Associate Administrators and Deputy Administrators. Associate 
Administrators and Deputy Administrators are responsible for:
    (1) Ensuring that eligible institutions under CSREES formula grant 
programs are notified of agency environmental requirements before 
projects to be funded with formula funds are submitted to CSREES for 
approval;
    (2) Assuring that adequate consideration is given to environmental 
effects of proposed actions during programmatic planning and 
decisionmaking processes for grants, cooperative agreements, and formula 
projects;
    (3) Ensuring that environmental information is reviewed and that 
required documentation is developed in a timely and satisfactory manner 
for grants, cooperative agreements, and formula projects; and
    (4) Approving courses of action within the range of alternatives 
presented including, as appropriate, approval or recommendation of EAs 
and EISs for grants, cooperative agreements, and formula projects.
    (c) Program Managers. CSREES Program Managers are responsible for:
    (1) Preparing EISs when required;
    (2) Reviewing and making recommendations relating to environmental 
documentation submitted by project recipients;
    (3) Recommending and implementing courses of action within the range 
of alternatives presented; and
    (4) Monitoring results.
    (d) Authorized Departmental Officer. The Authorized Departmental 
Officer is responsible for:
    (1) Ensuring that eligible applicants under CSREES' project grant 
programs are notified of agency environmental requirements in advance of 
proposal preparation;
    (2) Providing terms and conditions of grant award for adequate 
environmental documentation; and
    (3) Authorizing the commencement of approved project activities.
    Note: Where agency environmental requirements are set forth in 
program regulations, solicitations of applications, program guidelines, 
or other documents that apprise applicants of environmental 
requirements, the requirement for advance notification to potential 
applicants shall be satisfied.