[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: 14CFR1216.316]



[Page 162-163]

 

                     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. 1216.316  Cooperating with other agencies and individuals.



    (a) The Associate Administrator for Management, in coordination with 

the Associate Administrator for External Relations, shall ensure that 

NASA officials have an opportunity to cooperate with other agencies and 

individuals. He/she shall keep abreast of the activities of Federal, 

state, and local agencies, particularly activities in which NASA has 

expertise or jurisdiction by law (see 40 CFR 1508.15 of the CEQ 

Regulations). He/she shall inform the responsible Headquarters official 

of the need for cooperation as necessary.

    (b) At the request of the Associate Administrator for Management, 

Headquarters officials shall initiate discussions with another Federal 

agency concerning those activities which may be the subject of that 

agency's EIS on which NASA proposes to comment.

    (c) At the request of the Associate Administrator for Management, 

the responsible Headquarters official shall, in the interest of 

eliminating duplication, prepare joint analyses, assessments, and 

statements with state and local agencies. These joint environmental 

documents shall conform with the requirements of these procedures and 

overall NASA policy.

    (d) Because of the uniqueness of the NASA's aerospace activities, it 

is unlikely that NASA will have the opportunity to ``adopt'' 

environmental statements prepared by other agencies (40 CFR 1506.3 of 

the CEQ Regulations). However, should the responsible NASA offical wish 

to adopt a Federal draft or final environmental impact statement or 

portion thereof, he/she shall consult with the Associate Administrator 

for Management to determine whether that statement meets NASA 

requirements.

    (e) From time to time, there may be disagreements between NASA and 

other Federal agencies regarding which agency has primary responsibility 

to prepare an environmental impact statement in which both parties are 

involved. The Headquarters official with primary responsibility for the 

activity in question shall consult with the Associate Administrator for 

Management to resolve such questions in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.5 of 

the CEQ Regulations.

    (f) Responsibility for the environmental analyses and any necessary 

environmental assessments and environmental impact statements required 

by permits, leases, easements, etc., proposed for issuance to non-

Federal applicants rests with the Headquarters official responsible for 

granting of that permit, lease, easement, etc. The responsible 

Headquarters official shall consult with the Associate Administrator for 

Management for advice on the type of environmental information



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needed from the applicant and on the extent of the applicant's 

participation in the necessary environmental studies and their 

documentation.



[53 FR 9762, Mar. 25, 1988]