[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 24CFR50.16]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 50_PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of 

Contents

 

                Subpart C_General Policy: Decision Points

 

Sec.  50.16  Decision points for policy actions.





    Either an EA and FONSI or an EIS on all policy actions not meeting 

the criteria of Sec.  50.19 shall be completed prior to the approval 

action. Policy actions include all proposed Federal Register policy 

documents and other policy-related Federal actions (40 CFR 1508.18). The 

decision as to whether a proposed policy action is categorically 

excluded from an EA shall be made by the Program Environmental Clearance 

Officer (PECO) in Headquarters as early as possible. Where the PECO has 

any doubt as to whether a proposed action qualifies for exclusion, the 

PECO shall request a determination by the AS/CPD. The EA and FONSI may 

be combined into a single document.