[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: 14CFR1216.320]



[Page 163-164]

 

                     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. 1216.320  Environmental review and consultation requirements.



    (a) Headquarters officials and Field Installation Directors shall, 

to the maximum extent possible, conduct environmental analyses, 

assessments, and any impact statement preparation concurrently with 

environmental reviews required by the laws and regulations listed below:

    (1) Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 

(16 U.S.C. 470(f)) requires identification of National Register 

properties, eligible properties, or properties which may be eligible for 

the National Register within the area of the potential impact of a NASA 

proposed action. Evaluation of the impact of the NASA action on such 

properties shall be discussed in draft environmental impact statements 

and transmitted to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for 

comments.

    (2) Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

requires indentification of and consultation on aspects of the NASA 

action that may affect listed species or their habitat. A written 

request for consultation, along with the draft statement, shall be 

conveyed to the Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

or the National Marine Fisheries Service, as appropriate, for the Region 

where the action will be carried out.

    (3) Executive Order 11988 (Floodplains Management) and Executive 

Order 11990 (Wetlands), as amended, and implemented by 14 CFR subpart 

1216.2--Floodplains and Wetlands Management, prescribe procedures to 

avoid adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of 

floodplains and wetlands and require identification and evaluation of 

actions which are proposed for location in or which may affect a 

floodplain or wetland. A comparative evaluation of such actions



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shall be discussed in draft environmental impact statements and 

transmitted to appropriate State Single Point of Contact for comments.

    (b) Other environmental review and consultation requirements 

peculiar to NASA, if any, may be identified in the NASA environmental 

impact implementation handbook.



[44 FR 44485, July 30, 1979, as amended at 53 FR 9763, Mar. 25, 1988]