[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR1216.315]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1216_ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart 1216.3_Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental 

                            Policy Act (NEPA)

 

Sec. 1216.315  Processing legislative environmental impact statements.



    (a) Preparation of a legislative environmental impact statement 

shall conform to the requirements of 40 CFR 1506.8 of the CEQ 

Regulations. The responsible Headquarters official, in coordination with 

the Associate Administrator for Management, shall identify those NASA 

recommendations or reports on legislation that would require preparation 

of environmental impact statements in accordance with criteria set forth 

in 14 CFR 1216.305.

    (b) For the purposes of this provision, ``legislation'' not only 

excludes requests for appropriations (40 CFR 1508.17 of the CEQ 

Regulations), but also excludes the annual authorization bill submitted 

to the Congress.



[53 FR 9762, Mar. 25, 1988]