[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR641.22]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 641_ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED NATIONAL 

SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIONS IN ANTARCTICA--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 641.22  Cases of emergency.



    This part shall not apply to actions taken in cases of emergency 

relating to the safety of human life or of ships, aircraft or equipment 

and facilities of high value, or the protection of the environment which 

require an action to be taken without completion of the environmental 

review required by this part. Notice of any such actions which would 

otherwise have required the preparation of a CEE shall be provided 

immediately to the Department of State for circulation to all Parties to 

the Protocol and to committees and organizations established pursuant to 

the Treaty or Protocol, as required. A description of the emergency 

action undertaken shall also be provided to the Department of State for 

appropriate circulation within ninety days of the action.